The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the state of literary education inside schools and universi ... 続きを読む
Modern Optics is a fundamental study of the principles of optics using a rigorous physical approach based on Maxwell's Equations. The treatment provides the mathematical foundations needed to understa ... 続きを読む
The economics profession has become a favourite punching bag in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Economists are widely reviled and their influence derided by the general public. Yet their ... 続きを読む
Borkowski's Textbook on Roman Law is the leading textbook in the field of Roman law, and has been written with undergraduate students firmly in mind. The book provides an accessible and highly engagin ... 続きを読む
神話に由来する名を持ち、太陽系の惑星の周りを公転する衛星。外洋で船舶の位置を特定するべく観測し、木星の衛星の食を利用して光速度を求めた歴史をはじめ、衛星の組成や構成、月が地球に、その他衛星が他の惑星に与える影響などを繙きます。多くの小惑星が衛星を持っていると考えられていることや、惑星系でも太陽系外惑星の衛星を見つけようとしている点にも言及します。
Introduces the re ... 続きを読む
Contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English across the world, including expanded coverage of proverbs of international origin
Uses evidence from Oxford Dictionaries research
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Statistical methods are a key tool for all scientists working with data, but learning the basic mathematical skills can be one of the most challenging components of a biologist's training. This access ... 続きを読む
Statistical methods are a key tool for all scientists working with data, but learning the basic mathematical skills can be one of the most challenging components of a biologist's training. This access ... 続きを読む
今でこそプレートテクトニクスを理解する上で主流となっている、「大陸が動く」という概念は、これが唱えられ始めた1960年代にはあまりに斬新な発想で、受入られるまで長い年月を必要としました。海洋の形成、拡大、消失や、地震、火山活動、また山脈の形成などを概括するとともに、ヒマラヤ山脈や大西洋が今も拡大を続けていることや、新たな海が生まれている現状にも言及します。
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