Long regarded as a masterpiece in content and form, this work defines the concept of surface curvature and presents the important theorem stating that the "Gauss curvature" is invariant under arbitrary isometric deformation of a curved surface. This edition of Gauss's classic features a new introduction, bibliography, and notes by science historian Peter Pesic. 1902 edition.

Long regarded as a masterpiece in content and form, this work defines the concept of surface curvature and presents the important theorem stating that the "Gauss curvature" is invariant under arbitrary isometric deformation of a curved surface. This edition of Gauss's classic features a new introduction, bibliography, and notes by science historian Peter Pesic. 1902 edition.

薇思瓦纳珊（Gauri Viswanathan），美国哥伦比亚大学比较文学与英语文学教授，跟随萨义德多年，深受影响。印度裔学者，从事后殖民理论研究，著有《征服的面具》、《栏圈之外：改宗、现代性与信仰》等。 单德兴：台湾大学外文系比较文学博士，现任中央研究院欧美研究所研究员，萨义德研究专家。著译多部，曾译有萨义德的《知识分子论》。

亨特•戴维斯，英国作家、记者和播音员。戴维斯著书超过四十部，创作范围广泛，包括小说、儿童故事、旅游、社会历史和体育。戴维斯的传记作品中包括有华兹华斯、哥伦布、斯蒂文森、波特小姐等，他也是披头士唯一授权的传记作者——1968年出版的授权传记《披头士》广受好评。身为记者，他曾在《星期日泰晤士报》、《潘趣》杂志和《卫报》工作多年。

亨特•戴维斯，英国作家、记者和播音员。戴维斯著书超过四十部，创作范围广泛，包括小说、儿童故事、旅游、社会历史和体育。戴维斯的传记作品中包括有华兹华斯、哥伦布、斯蒂文森、波特小姐等，他也是披头士唯一授权的传记作者——1968年出版的授权传记《披头士》广受好评。身为记者，他曾在《星期日泰晤士报》、《潘趣》杂志和《卫报》工作多年。

朱利安·S.科贝特（1854—1922）英国海权理论流派的重要代表人物，被誉为英国历史上最伟大的海军历史和海上战略理论家，可与马汉相媲美。自1898年开始，他先后出版了《德里克与都铎时代的海军》（Drake and the Tudor Navy）、《英国与地中海》（England in the Mediterranean）、《七年战争中的英国》（England in the Seven Years War）《特拉法尔加战役》（The Campaign of Trafalgar）等海军历史著作。1911年，他出版了一生中最为重要的著作《海上战略的若干原则》，本书是科贝特海军历史研究的浓缩和理论升华，也是对英国百年海洋霸权历史的理论总结，它是早期最为系统、最为严谨的海上战略理论著作之一，可谓海上战略的奠基之作。由于科贝特在理论研究方面的成就，1910年被...(展开全部)

The story of Karl Rossman who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure with a servant girl, is banished to America by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in the magical land of opportunity, he instead gets swept up in a whirlwind of strange escapades and dizzying adventures.

The story of Karl Rossman who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure with a servant girl, is banished to America by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in the magical land of opportunity, he instead gets swept up in a whirlwind of strange escapades and dizzying adventures.

Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. To this day, Adorno remains the single most influential contributor to the development of qualitative musical sociology which, together with his nuanced intertextual readings...(展开全部)

Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. To this day, Adorno remains the single most influential contributor to the development of qualitative musical sociology which, together with his nuanced intertextual readings...(展开全部)