The start of the 21st century
List the start of the 21st century
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At the start of the 21st century these techniques have matured into complex signal compression algorithms, such as mpeg video coding, and into complex error correction algorithms as found in turbo codes comprehensively illustrated with 119 examples and 194 diagramssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road some creasing to cover and other page corners, otherwise good condition coding techniques: an introduction to compression and error control provides a unique collation of compression, transmission, and error control coding techniquesthey are also found in digital recording, celp speech coders for personal communications, video watermarking, radio data systems, and coding for deep space transmission from satellitesthis book provides the theoretical basis for these and similar coding techniquesit also includes advanced material and design tables and so will be a useful reference for postgraduate students and engineers in industrycoding techniques are in widespread use, from the simple methods found in facsimile and teletext, to lossless and lossy file storage on disk, to low bit rate videophones, to jpeg, jbig, and wavelet image compressionone of the few books to cover both compression and error controlthis new textbook commences at a fundamental level, and covers most compression and coding material found in undergraduate engineering courses highly readable introduction to the complex subject of coding, an uncluttered mathematical approach
13 €
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This original edition by abbé moreux deals with the possible existence of an atlantean territory, a debate strongly discussed at the beginning of the 21st centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis edition also contains banners and tailpiecesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe book is adorned with many black and white engravings, including mapsthe hypothesis that atlantis could exist dates from the middle ages, and would be reinforced by the discovery of america, a colony peopled by the ancients that had been separated from the continental block by a natural disasterplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewhether or not atlantis was located in the strait of gibraltar, in the sahara, or on crete, the author discusses the hypothesis of atlantis, and notably the azoresbook in very good condition - fresh inside - 93 pages - octavo softcover the photos are a part of the description read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
34 €
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For sale is an engl classic tube 50 the engl classic tube 50 gives you great 100% vintage tube tone in an amp that lets vintage meet the demands of the 21st century(from gak) specs: engl classic 50 2 x10 e350 c preamp: 2 channels, lo gain/hi gain, single 3 band eq, 2 reverb settings (one for each channel), bright switch, depth switch, 3 x ecc83preamp tubestwo channels with seperate gain and master volume control deliver a wide range of vintage tones(two different master volumes), 50 watts (1 x ecc 83, 2 x power amp tubes) outputs: balanced recording out - frequency compensated, level pot, adjustable fx loop (parallel to serial), speaker out (2 x 8, 2 x 16 ohms, 2 dual footswitch jacks (z-3/z-4)speaker: 2 x 10" celestion® vintage dimensions & weight: 58 x 48 x 27 cm, 30 kg great sounding amp, looks great in white & comes with engl footswitch, as you can see from the other listings i found for this amp the price is great so grab a bargain! read morefrom a bright twangy clean tone to a mellow fat jazz tonemaster section: master 1/2, vfrom a fat texas overdrive to the smoothest, creamy distortion you've ever dreamed of, with enough gain to turn any standard single coil into a roar
450 €
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In this book, ten internationally renowned scholars, writing from a range of historical vantage points, answer carr's question for a new generation of historians: what does it mean to study history at the start of the twenty-first century? this volume stands alongside carr's classic, paying tribute to his seminal enquiry while moving the debate into new territory, to ensure its freshness and relevance for a new century of historical studysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince then it has sold hundreds of thousands of copies throughout the worldcarr's what is history? was originally published by macmillan inoxfam shop dumfries e
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop west bridgford in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
6 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham robert grainier is a day labourer in the american west at the start of the twentieth century - an ordinary man in extraordinary timessee oxfam website for delivery information read morebuffeted by the loss of his family, grainier struggles to make sense of this strange new worldas his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform america in his lifetimesuffused with the history and landscapes of the american west - its otherworldly flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge-builders - train dreams captures the disappearance of a distinctly american way of life
2 €
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Oxfam books & music lichfield robert grainer is a day labourer in the american west at the start of the twentieth century - an ordinary man in extraordinary timesas his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform america in his lifetimesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuffused with the history and landscapes of the american west, train dreams captures the disappearance of a distinctly american way of lifederailed by the loss of his family, grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world shipped by train in into the woods of the idaho panhandle, he grows up, works on logging gangs, falls in love, and loses his wife and baby daughter to a particularly pernicious wildfire
5 €
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Made in the early 20th century or possibly at the end of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith wonderful old patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefinely cast sculpture depicting a stately english bulldog in bronzeresting on a marble pedestal with a red tintplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
50 €
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Work probably done in the 19th centuryarmour composed of a cuirass and a morion (burgonet helmet?) in the style of the 17th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki2 kg, made in one single pieceweight kg read morea slight hole on the front of the ridgeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe armour has ribbed edgesthe morion is made by a welded assemblyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
178 €
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In the beginning of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe silver shows oxidation signs; the item has been left unpolished, with its original patinafork length: 17our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepieces with a monogramsix forks show on their back side the following hallmarks: marcutlery set for 12 peoplemade of sterling silver as per hallmarks on each handle3 cm total weight: 463 grams in excellent conditionaccurate proper packaging and tracked shipping via courierplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteamazing cutlery set of forks made by simpson, hall, miller & comade by simpson, hall, miller & cocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
209 €
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Based on hallmarks and crafting style, seller guess it was made in the beginning of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith silversmith hallmarkthe silver fineness hallmark is partly illegible; it could be read 800 or 900our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetracked shipping via insured mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website3 cm weight: 689 grams in good condition, with slight scratches due to use, and traces of the glue (used to fix the felt pads on bottom)elegant square-shaped tray, with a wavy pattern on edge and shell-shaped decorations on the four cornerscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
342 €
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Dimensions: h a similar 17th century piece is to be found in the collection of the victoria & albert museum, london: mare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidomed lid with original fastener closureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeuk/item/o/coffer/ read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebeautiful work of brassware with a landscape in reliefhttp://collectionscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery rare hammered iron chest with tapestry cabochons
270 €
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Spanish piece of furniture from the beginning of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii sell it half-heartedly due to an overall change of furniturei inherited it from my grandfather who in turn received it as a gift from a nobleman of spanish origin (don pietro de leone)it's a piece of furniture that doesn't go unnoticedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit is in excellent condition considering its age, it has always been treated with the utmost care and was restored about ten years agoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
606 €
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This antique large mortar, including a pestle, was used in the pharmaceutical field and dates back to the end of the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe mortar was widely used in ancient alchemy or, in the scientific field, in traditional chemistry and pharmacy, where it is used to make mixtures or powdered drugsthe mortar is a tool used to crush, reduce to dust and mix solid substancesdimensions: mortar height 17 cm x diameter 17 cm; pestel length 38 cm, diameter 8 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit is made of wood and weighs about 2 kgall our items are packaged with great care and shipped with regular tracking codecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
69 €
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Very beautiful antique jeweller's anvil from the end of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe object has a lovely dark patina5 cm - your purchase will be carefully packed and shipped insuredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe object is in good condition with the usual signs of wear
36 €
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A magnificent silver cane from the beginning of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store81sm the condition of the item is clearly visible in the photosplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
71 €
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Good condition very nice heavy bell-shaped mortar with original pestle from the beginning of the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit has few signs of use5 cm diameter 13 cm diameter foot 9our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 cm weight: mortar grams pestle 500 grams total weight grams the lot will be sent carefully packaged and by registered mailmortar has a beautiful elegant design where lines in the foot and edge are applied as decorationplease also see the photos for its conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith the pestle, the lines used as decoration have been eroded by frequent use on one sidemortar is clearly cast by a master castercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemortar is in used, but beautiful condition
87 €
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England, late 19th centuryslight signs of useelegant and functionalwalnut tilt top table in good and original conditionthe table top is manufactured from a single piece of woodbeautiful weathered patinain original and authentic condition
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A french, freestanding shelving unit made at the turn of the 20th century in walnut with turned legs, a marble top trimmed with delicate brass fretwork and two wicker shelvesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeneat and beautifully madeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
(England)
98 €
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Round silver tray, with the letters ‘vd’ engraved, from the end of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitediameter: 28 cm weight: 314 g read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
46 €
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Very beautiful wooden box finely carved from bretagne at the end of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe wood is finely crafted, and is patinated by timeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterobust and 100% functional objectsecure shipping with tracking and insurancecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
48 €
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Made at the end of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: used with small signs of ageingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeweight 590 gramselegant silver 800 silver centrepiece signed ricciplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit features 4 fine decorationsdimensions: 30 x 22 x 8 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletracked shipping
45 €
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The reference to 18th century coinsexploration and colonization were the hallmarks of the 18th century
61 €
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Mahogany table from the end of the 19th century, with extension mechanism in perfect condition
177 €
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The christ has 3 layers of varnish, the latest applied at the end of the 18th centurythe shoulder was reinforced in the laboratory, because the sculpture was empty and started to collapse backwardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiheight 50 cm, width 24 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe wear and tear of time ruined the paint, exposed to the greasy smoke of candles and oil lampsthe shoulder was reinforced with a new restoration and made more stable with a chestnut base under the original green pedestalwhen the sculptures started to darken, they were cleaned and re-paintedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethere are traces of the original tempera in the folds of the cloth and on the green basecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
152 €
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Oxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centurythe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern art51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's stylethe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulation
19 €
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Good overall condition a laboratory for competing visions of modernity, the weimar republic () continues to haunt the imagination of the twentieth centurythe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any languagethis will be a major resource and reference work for students and scholars in history; art; architecture; literature; social and political thought; and cultural, film, german, and women's studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit invites a wide community of readers to discover the richness and complexity of the turbulent years in germany before hitler's rise to powerdrawing from such primary sources as magazines, newspapers, manifestoes, and official documents (many unknown even to specialists and most never before available in english), this book challenges the traditional boundaries between politics, culture, and social lifewhile devoting much attention to the republic's varied artistic and intellectual achievements (the frankfurt school, political theater, twelve-tone music, cultural criticism, photomontage, and urban planning), the book is unique for its inclusion of many lesser-known materials on popular culture, consumerism, body culture, drugs, criminality, and sexuality; it also contains a timetable of major political events, an extensive bibliography, and capsule biographiesits thirty chapters explore germany's complex relationship to democracy, ideologies of "reactionary modernism," the rise of the "new woman," bauhaus architecture, the impact of mass media, the literary life, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of jews, intellectuals, and workers before and during the emergence of fascismoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spineits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our age
20 €
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A history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moret clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by mh keen4) england under the stuarts written by gr elton2) early medieval england written by mthe volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio societyvolumes come without slipcaseoxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes:Â 1) england under the tudors written by gm trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair edition
45 €
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The text is in english but it is the english of the 16th century with its non-standard spellingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe black slip case is in excellent condition as is the decorated green cloth coverinternally the book is clean, bright and tightly bound, it appears to have never been read, the condition is so goodthere is an introduction and commentary by michael woodoxfam bookshop aylesbury folio society edition of this english renaissance book first published in , this edition published in
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham at the end of the nineteenth century china is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellionsin this sequel to the bestselling empress orchid, anchee min brings to life one of the most important figures in chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empirethe only constant is the power wielded by one woman, tzu hsi, also known as empress orchid, who must face the perilous condition of her empire and devastating personal lossessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
2 €