The institution of mechanical engineers
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He was president of the civil and mechanical engineers' society, the institution of mechanical engineers and the institution of civil engineerscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available" small thin octavo, pp (ii), 75, with the errata slip loosely attached after the title page, with blank pages at the rear for notes (unused), original green cloth, the corners very slightly worn, a very faint mark on the upper cover[with the signature on the front endpaper of william henry maw, ()maw was a british civil engineer and astronomerplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepage 49 has been neatly annotated (see illustration)born into a seafaring family and orphaned at age 16, maw was taken into the workshops of the eastern counties railway as an assistant before progressing to the design office as a draughtsmanhe was made the head of the office and designed the first outside cylinder locomotive for use in indiaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store] a rare book, and in remarkably good conditionin he founded the journal engineering and remained an editor for the rest of his lifethe title concludes:- "being a short but complete description of the duties of the young engineer in preliminary and location surveys, and in constructionhe left the railway and became a consulting engineer; his many works include printing presses for several newspapers and magazines
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the twelfth volume of the history of the corps of royal engineers chronicles the final two decades of the second millennium adsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis period from to straddles the fall of the berlin wall and with it the end of the cold war; an end also to the relative certainty of the bipolar world that had dominated uk's security concerns sincethis was replaced by a less direct but much more complex array of challenges which saw the army committed to un and nato operations under the 'force for good' notion of human interventionwith shelfwear and bumping to edges and corners, otherwise a very good copythese operations were fertile territory for sappers as the history relates
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Dancing machines: choreographies of the age of mechanical reproduction, hardcover by mccarren, felicia mannotation (c) book news, incshe finds early the 20th-century versions of the double-edged image as american imported ideas and exiled american art in europe; and in dance forms that both incorporated and resisted american, african, and asian influences) looks at dancing machines epitomized by automobiles that are imagined dancing and dancers imagining themselves as automobilesportland, or ()isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk exploring the place of dance in modernity, mccaren (french, tulane u
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This book is the first to directly address this trend's impact upon the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary stateno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book fills this gapthe process of centralisation, and its corrosive effect on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this fieldhowever, there has been no study exploring in detail its impact, and, equally important, suggesting ways in which the growing imbalance between the powers of central and local government should be rectifiedoxfam bookshop holmfirth english local government is in a state of decline after 40 years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central governmentthis text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of local government, and more generally to those interested in what has been happening to british politics and governance
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An as new unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read morefor example, how does one create an original work when the 'new' has already been established, marketed and institutionalised? rod rosenquist's study focuses on the writers and poets who emerged after modernism's high-water mark year of , in which ulysses, the waste land and the early cantos were publishedseeking to refine our own understanding of the high modernists through the frequent difficulties encountered by the generation that succeeded them, this study discusses issues of cultural value, the relationship of history to innovation, and the market for new works in an era already dominated by the likes of joyce, eliot and poundcontaining illuminating examinations of wyndham lewis, laura riding and henry miller, this study will be invaluable reading for those interested in modernism and its complicated legacymodernism remains deeply connected to ideas of innovation, and this has created problems for successive generations of writersoxfam bookshop canterbury rod rosenquist cambridge university press (30 aug
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âiee computing & control engineering journalâ was published in the uk 6 times per year by the institution of electrical engineersâjournalâ was dropped from the title in jan , and iee changed to iet when the institution changed its name in aprilbuyer to collect, or i can send by collect + for ÂŁ10dispatch within 3 days of cleared payment read morethe february/march issues of and are both missinga few may have a few creased pages where they have been stored folded) these issues (june â dec ) are all in good condition, mostly unread(after the title changed, it started to include news itemsit featured technical articles on computing (hardware & software), control engineering & relevant applications aimed at the graduate level practising professional engineer
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Used in engineering to illustrate contact areas between mated surfaces, engineers blue can also be thinned with meths to make marking out blue, a strong dye that colours components making scribed layout lines easier to seejust a small amount used and no longer requiredthe original stuart micrometer engineers' marking blue is a non-abrasive easily-spread marking paste containing a high concentration of pure prussian blue in a grease basehard to find, original stuart micrometer engineers' marking standard round tinfrom a smoke/pet free homeapply sparingly, it has a very high pigment content so a little goes a very long way indeedgreat condition
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The brookings institution was established in with the twin objects of "aiding constructively in the development of sound national policies andoxfam bookshop holmfirth america faces the air ageparker van zandtsome bw maps and illustrationsaviation history the director prepared the introductory volume to a promised series, and he limits himself to outlining the basic setting of the world air transport problemin pursuance of these objects, it initiated in a programme of economic research in aviation under the direction of drjacket torn and soiled as shownto offer training of a super-graduate character to students of the social sciences"owners name on first page see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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With increasing doubts about the institution of slaveryoxfam bookshop knutsford from the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the middle east, encounters with the muslim world have helped americans define national identity and purposelesch, middle east journal"allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international sceneeaton, eighteenth century studies see oxfam website for delivery information read more"a powerful ending that explains how the experience with the barbary states compelled many americans to look inwardallison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as america's tendency to demonize figures like iran's khumaini, libya's qaddafi, and iraq's saddamfocusing on america's encounter with the barbary states of north africa from to , robert allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of islam in the american mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of governmentbulliet, journal of interdisciplinary history"this book should be widely read
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It is intended to inform fellows and students of the founding and evolution of the institutionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth book and dust jacket are in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundoxfam shop mutley plain the book marks the 20th year of the council of the college of optometrists
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A civilisation's decline is not inevitable but occurs when its instrument of expansion is transformed into an institution -- that is, when social arrangements that meet real social needs are transformed into social institutions serving their own purposes regardless of real social needsquigley defines a civilisation as "a producing society with an instrument of expansion"see oxfam website for delivery information read more"the evolution of civilizations" is a comprehensive and perceptive look at the factors behind the rise and fall of civilisations
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The book has four chapters: the rise of the mechanical view; the decline of the mechanical view; field, relativity; and quantathe growth of ideas from the early concepts to relativity and quanta - illustrated, mathematics, physics - quantity: 1 - first printing of einstein's 'the evolution of physics' - book first printing of einstein's 'the evolution of physics' âthe book traces the development of ideas in physics, and originally published in by cambridge university presscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by cambridge university pressplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelettered in gilt on the spinea physical collection of forces), moving on to descriptions of electric and magnetic fieldsâbook dimensions: 19are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidescription albert einstein & leopold infeld - the evolution of physicsthe third chapter (field, relativity) examines lines of force starting with gravitational fields (iour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeitem description first editionpublishersâ original blue cloth boards with lettering and gilt design on upper boardit was a popular success5 cm & number of pages: 319 including indexillustrated with full-page black and white photographs, charts and diagrams
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Kingdom th anniversary of the institution of medals for military valourcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecomplete set of 20 stamps, guaranteed mint with original full gum
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham when talksport first went on air on 17 january , engineers were still wiring up the studios, and the furniture for the presenters had arrived only hours earlierincluding contributions from all the big names of talksport, past and present, this book is as breathtaking and jaw-dropping as the station itselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was immediately clear that talksport wasn't going to be like any other radio stationin this compelling and hilarious account of how talksport conquered the airwaves, gershon portnoi reveals all the great stories that make the station so popular among its dedicated audience - like the time part of a test match commentary was conducted from the back of an elephant, or when abu hamza revealed how much he like belly dancing music
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He focuses on the question of how these new spaces were understood and represented - by both those who planned and promoted them (reformers and engineers) and also by those whom they impacted, namely london's populacerichly illustrated with maps, engineering drawings, newspaper engravings, and architectural photographs, this book suggests new ways of understanding london's sewers and makes visible these vital, yet hidden spaces of the citysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield in this fascinating and innovative look at how the underbelly of victorian london, paul dobraszczyk offers a new account of how the city's sanitation was revolutionised in the s and s by means of gigantic new sewers and magnificent pumping stations
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Handbook of mechanical in-services inspection: training addition, cliff matthews p&p £3 read more condition is like new
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The first edition, published a year before, came out just as electro-mechanical and mechanical designs were being out-competed by electronicscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available28x22cm, titles, prelims, ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoverall this book is a fascinating artefact in the history of computing, of interest to specialists in the field and those who want to become acquainted with the subjectsections paginated separatelybookplate and ink inscription of richard f reiss from linacre college, oxfordblue-green card covers with white lettering, in good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimurray was a faculty member at colombia, and then at duke where he also served as mathematical consultant to us army agenciesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storehis proof of the complex version of the hahn-banach theorem of functional analysis is also notedmarks on front cover from removed labelsplastic comb bindingbookplates and library markings, otherwise pages cleanmurray (), best known for his series of papers with john von neumannn on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von neumann algebraswe are delighted to present a copy of this important work on the theory of computers by francis jthere are numerous schematics and diagrams throughoutthis is the first printing of the second edition (3rd printing overall), revised from the first with an extra chapter on electronic digital computersit looks at a diverse range of computing instruments from slide rules to the eniac
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We are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical âcomputerâtables throughoutink mark to tail page edgeex-library copyashdownâ to head of title-pagespine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labeltitle-page repairedhowever, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tablesrebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditioncircular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pagecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablesmall tears to some margins, affecting text on pare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablesrather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()overall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and scienceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepencil notes on the last pageitem is as picturedbabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storepencil ownership inscription of âwcharles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine no
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Note:light shooting and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thingset of 6 sealed machine heads(3l 3r)
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Note:light shooting and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thingset of 6 sealed machine heads(3l + 3r)
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a radically new view of the nature of the universe that suggests that the cosmosas a whole is best understood not as mechanical and clockwork, but as complete and evolving, more akin to a living entity than a machinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecomparable in its acope and ambition to roger penrose and stephen hawking, and readable than either
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A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mysterysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop lytham orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelve-year-old hugo lives in the walls of a busy paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymitybut when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and her grandfather, hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy
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E:light shooting and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thingset of 6 sealed machine heads(3l + 3r)
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!author:may, stephenbook binding:paperback
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The voyage to australia and tahitioxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoveryall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manythe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit covers the coast of north americait was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication involume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadaall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsvery small tear to spine on volume iivolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverythe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaii
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Together they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dÝrwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondoronce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay
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Foreword by sir ian mckellen 2the fellowship of the ringofficial movie guidethe lord of the ringsthe making of the movie trilogycollector's hardback editionvisual companionjude fisher, foreword by voggo mortenseen
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It is also a necessity for a flourishing familyattainment of oneâs goals, no matter how small or how large, requires a knowledge of organisationwe have all had experiences with bureaucratic red tape, impersonal government agencies or careless commercial enterpriseschaos and confusion are not natural conditions of lifehow do you most efficiently and productively manage your time, your activities and your resources? how do you minimise distractions? and how do you align your strengths in order to accomplish your purposes? lthey only exist when natural laws are not understood and followedon a more individual level, organisation is a key â and often missing â factor in personal successron hubbard recognised that man was lacking in his understanding of how to organise, and a sizeable portion of his research was devoted to clarify the subject of organisation, a task he fully accomplishedthis booklet contains only some of the most basic principles of the organising technology he developed, but these fundamentals are, by themselves, enough to greatly enhance the activity of any endeavour, whether that of a group or an individualhere are some of the natural laws of organisation and organisinganybody recognizes that if things were better organised people would be better offorder your copy today from church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnthe problem of poor organisation is serious and costs trillions in waste, inefficiency and lowered productivity
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Tomas picton by britains, referencecharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxcuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryreferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole âto take the king´s shilling series)it consists of close to 32 figurescoldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series âon campaignâ)it includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargereferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)regiment of the line, by king and countryit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)french artillery, by king and countryall of them have been sold out and retiredit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablegarde impĂŠriale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtrythe scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the âcharge of the greysâare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe french army commanded by napoleĂłn - the french 3rdreferences andit consists of 11 figuresreferences na111each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguethe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series âscotland the braveâ)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontreferences na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series âvive l´empereurâ)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramabritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresthe king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countrythe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)references na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ÂĄâvive l´emperatrice!â) - 7thour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeit also includes srit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series âbold chevaliers)na112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series âcuirassiersâ)the 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series âscum of the earthâ)these figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)
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