Most astronomers believe that the universe began about 15 billion years ago when an explosion led to its expansion and cooling. The present state of the universe compels us to believe that the universe was extremely hot and dense in its infancy. In the beginning there was intense radiation. The photons produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter and a plasma soup of particles and...

Engineering has been an essential collaborator in biological research and breakthroughs in biology are often enabled by technological advances. Decoding the double helix structure of DNA, for example, only became possible after significant advances in such technologies as X-ray diffraction and gel electrophoresis. Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis improved as new technologies —...

Key Features Master all the basic concepts of Git to protect your code and make it easier to evolve Use Git proficiently, and learn how to resolve day-by-day challenges easily This step-by-step guide is packed with examples to help you learn and work with Git's internals Book Description Since its inception, Git has attracted skilled developers due to its...

This book discusses how model-based approaches can improve the daily practice of software professionals. This is known as Model-Driven Software Engineering (MDSE) or, simply, Model-Driven Engineering (MDE). MDSE practices have proved to increase efficiency and effectiveness in software development, as demonstrated by various quantitative and qualitative studies. MDSE adoption...

The aim of this book is to present the newest trends in genetic studies conducted in Poland and concerning variability in populations, variability studied on various levels of its organization. The works presented deal with widely understood problems of populational genetics, ecological genetics, evolutionary biology, processes of adaptation, speciation and taxonomy. Rapid progress in the...

This book is about how to keep bees in a natural and practical system where they do not require treatments for pests and diseases and only minimal interventions. It is also about simple practical beekeeping. It is about reducing your work. It is not a main-stream beekeeping book. Many of the concepts are contrary to "conventional" beekeeping. The techniques presented here are streamlined...

New technologies and the science that created them have transformed our lives, posing challenges as to how technological change can be better integrated into society. Over the last few decades, recognition of these issues has led to different ways of engaging the public in the assessment and regulation of emerging technologies. However, diverse factors such as existing regulatory frameworks...

One minute could change your life. Reverend Christopher Lee is a young vicar who has taken the internet by storm. With more Instagram followers than the Arch Bishop of Canterbury and the Church of England put together, Rev Chris helps and inspires hundreds of thousands of his followers everyday with his sixty-second sermons, full of bite-sized wisdom for busy people. From family to faith,...

What is a self? Greenblatt argues that the 16th century saw the awakening of modern self-consciousness, the ability to fashion an identity out of the culture and politics of one’s society. In a series of brilliant readings, Greenblatt shows how identity is constructed in the work of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser and other Renaissance writers. A classic piece of literary criticism, and the...

Impresjonistyczna świadomość artystyczna w rosyjskiej i zachodnioeuropejskiej prozie początku XX wieku. Kiazimow, Azja środkowa w twórczości N.S. Tichonowa Lingwokognitywna i lingwokulturoznawcza interpretacja symbolu w tekście artystycznym. Popowa-Bondarienko, Hesse i Dostojewski: komunikacja "lustrzanego odbicia" K. Kropaczewski, Koncepcja sztuki Fiodora...

Prace zawarte w niniejszym tomie badają rzeczy pewne i rzeczy niepewne w studiach literackich, to co określone i to co nieokreślone opcji interpretacyjnych, wzorce gatunkowe, związki zachodzące w tekście, jak również złożoność prezentacji. Przyjmując koncepcję struktury za wspólny czynnik określający i/lub punkt wyjścia, eseje badają mechanizmy, które stabilizują lub podważają jej status w...

Palamedes. A Journal of Ancient History to rocznik poświęcony historii starożytnej. W zamiarach redakcji ma to być forum prezentacji badań zarówno z zakresu historii starożytnego świata klasycznego, jak i innych terenów np. Bliskiego Wschodu

A comprehensive presentation of Ai Weiwei’s recent Public Art Fund exhibition Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, a powerful reflection on the global refugee crisis Internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) transformed over 300 sites across New York City into a compelling, ambitious public art exhibition concerned with the global refugee and migration crises. Good...

W czwartym tomie serii Studia Translatorica Czytelnik odnajdzie m.in. teksty: Lwa N.Zybatowa Des Simultandometschers rätselhafte Kompetenzen, Joanny Szczęk Die translatorische Kompetenz in der Praxis – Analyse der Übersetzungen deutscher Sagen ins Polnische, Janusza Stopyry Vom Objekt motivierte Subjektnamen im Polnischen und im Deutschen, Liny Hłuszczenko Poezja Archilocha w tłumaczeniu...

Join David J. Eicher in this fast-paced and entertaining journey through the history, present, and future of these important yet mysterious cosmic bodies. From ancient times, humans have been fascinated by 'broom stars' and 'blazing scimitars' lighting up the sky and moving against the fixed background of stars. The Great Comets of our time still receive in-depth attention - ISON, Hale-Bopp,...

Praca ta poświęcona jest Theodorowi Fontane i jego książkom militarno-historycznym. Tekst jest książkową wersją rozprawy doktorskiej Jana Pacholskiego.

Deutsche und osterreichische Literaratur der funfziger Jahre zwischen Kontinuitat und Neubeginn Wydanie drugie rozszerzone. Praca zbiorowa poświęcona literaturze niemieckiej i austriackiej lat 50. Zaprezentowane zostały najważniejsze dokonania dekady cudu gospodarczego w prozie, dramacie i liryce. W orbicie zainteresowań znaleźli się autorzy: H. Lipinsky-Gottersdorf, F.C....

This book is a cognitively valuable scientific elaboration. It fits perfectly into the theoretical and methodological research trend, whose common denominator is the analysis of auto/biographical narratives. Its primary advantage is a direct reference to research practices. Due to the presented original research workshop of the individual authors, the publication can be useful both for...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

W dniach 14-16 października 2009 roku we Wrocławiu odbyła się Międzynarodowa Konferencja EVACES '09 - Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engeneering Structures. Konferencja ta jest już trzecim, po EVACES'05 w Bordeaux oraz EVACES'07 w Porto, spotkaniem naukowców w celu omówienia różnych aspektów związanych z Eksperymentalną Analizą Drgań. Książka, wydana w języku angielskim,...