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 codesthey are also found in digital recording, celp speech coders for personal communications, video watermarking, radio data systems, and coding for deep space transmission from satellitesone 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 coursesoxfam 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 techniques comprehensively illustrated with 119 examples and 194 diagramssee oxfam website for delivery information read more highly readable introduction to the complex subject of coding, an uncluttered mathematical approachthis 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 compression
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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 centurythe book is adorned with many black and white engravings, including mapsbook in very good condition - fresh inside - 93 pages - octavo softcover the photos are a part of the description read morethis edition also contains banners and tailpiecesthe 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 disasterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewhether 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 azoresare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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(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)from a bright twangy clean tone to a mellow fat jazz tone(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 tubesfrom 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 roarspeaker: 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 moremaster section: master 1/2, vtwo channels with seperate gain and master volume control deliver a wide range of vintage tones
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 studyoxfam shop dumfries esee oxfam website for delivery information read morecarr's what is history? was originally published by macmillan insince then it has sold hundreds of thousands of copies throughout the world
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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 moresuffused 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 lifeas his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform america in his lifetimebuffeted by the loss of his family, grainier struggles to make sense of this strange new world
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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 times 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 wildfireas 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
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Made in the early 20th century or possibly at the end of the 19th centuryfinely cast sculpture depicting a stately english bulldog in bronzecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeresting on a marble pedestal with a red tintwith wonderful old patinaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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 centurya slight hole on the front of the ridgethe armour has ribbed edges2 kg, made in one single pieceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe morion is made by a welded assemblyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiweight kg read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
178 €
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In the beginning of the 20th centurysix forks show on their back side the following hallmarks: marfork length: 17pieces with a monogrammade of sterling silver as per hallmarks on each handleaccurate proper packaging and tracked shipping via couriermade by simpson, hall, miller & co3 cm total weight: 463 grams in excellent conditioncutlery set for 12 peopleamazing cutlery set of forks made by simpson, hall, miller & cocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe silver shows oxidation signs; the item has been left unpolished, with its original patinaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
209 €
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Based on hallmarks and crafting style, seller guess it was made in the beginning of the 20th centuryelegant square-shaped tray, with a wavy pattern on edge and shell-shaped decorations on the four cornerswith silversmith hallmarkour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available3 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)tracked shipping via insured mailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe silver fineness hallmark is partly illegible; it could be read 800 or 900
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: mbeautiful work of brassware with a landscape in reliefhttp://collectionsdomed lid with original fastener closureuk/item/o/coffer/ read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery rare hammered iron chest with tapestry cabochonsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
270 €
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Spanish piece of furniture from the beginning of the 19th centuryit's a piece of furniture that doesn't go unnoticedi sell it half-heartedly due to an overall change of furnitureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is in excellent condition considering its age, it has always been treated with the utmost care and was restored about ten years agoi inherited it from my grandfather who in turn received it as a gift from a nobleman of spanish origin (don pietro de leone)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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 centuryall our items are packaged with great care and shipped with regular tracking codethe 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 substancesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions: mortar height 17 cm x diameter 17 cm; pestel length 38 cm, diameter 8 cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is made of wood and weighs about 2 kgplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
69 €
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Very beautiful antique jeweller's anvil from the end of the 19th centurythe object is in good condition with the usual signs of wear5 cm - your purchase will be carefully packed and shipped insuredour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe object has a lovely dark patinaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
36 €
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A magnificent silver cane from the beginning of the 20th century81sm the condition of the item is clearly visible in the photosour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
71 €
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Good condition very nice heavy bell-shaped mortar with original pestle from the beginning of the 18th centurywith the pestle, the lines used as decoration have been eroded by frequent use on one side5 cm diameter 13 cm diameter foot 9please also see the photos for its conditionmortar is in used, but beautiful conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemortar is clearly cast by a master casterit has few signs of usemortar has a beautiful elegant design where lines in the foot and edge are applied as decoration5 cm weight: mortar grams pestle 500 grams total weight grams the lot will be sent carefully packaged and by registered mailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
87 €
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England, late 19th centuryin original and authentic conditionbeautiful weathered patinawalnut tilt top table in good and original conditionslight signs of useelegant and functionalthe table top is manufactured from a single piece of wood
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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 shelvesneat and beautifully madeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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98 €
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Round silver tray, with the letters ‘vd’ engraved, from the end of the 19th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablediameter: 28 cm weight: 314 g read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
46 €
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Very beautiful wooden box finely carved from bretagne at the end of the 19th centurythe wood is finely crafted, and is patinated by timerobust and 100% functional objectsecure shipping with tracking and insuranceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
48 €
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Made at the end of the 20th centurytracked shippingelegant silver 800 silver centrepiece signed ricciweight 590 gramscondition: used with small signs of ageingdimensions: 30 x 22 x 8 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit features 4 fine decorationsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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 backwardsthe wear and tear of time ruined the paint, exposed to the greasy smoke of candles and oil lampswhen the sculptures started to darken, they were cleaned and re-paintedheight 50 cm, width 24 cmthe shoulder was reinforced with a new restoration and made more stable with a chestnut base under the original green pedestalour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease 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 base
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 century51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's stylethe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulationart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacket
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 centurydrawing 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 lifethis 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 studiesits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our agesee 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 poweroxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spinethe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any languageits 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 fascismwhile 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 biographies
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 centurym trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair editionr elton2) early medieval england written by msee oxfam website for delivery information read moret clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by mthe volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio societyoxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes:Â 1) england under the tudors written by gvolumes come without slipcaseh keen4) england under the stuarts written by g
45 €
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The text is in english but it is the english of the 16th century with its non-standard spellingoxfam bookshop aylesbury folio society edition of this english renaissance book first published in , this edition published ininternally the book is clean, bright and tightly bound, it appears to have never been read, the condition is so goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe black slip case is in excellent condition as is the decorated green cloth coverthere is an introduction and commentary by michael wood
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham at the end of the nineteenth century china is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 lossesin 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 empire
2 €