If the twentieth century saw the rise of “Big Science,” then the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were surely an age of thrift. As Simon Werrett’s new history shows, frugal early modern experimenters transformed their homes into laboratories as they recycled, repurposed, repaired, and reused their material possessions to learn about the natural world. Thrifty Science explo...(展开全部)

This title is aimed at strength training and fitness enthusiasts. It is a useful reference for strength training professionals, personal trainers and fitness instructors. It provides an introduction to the terminology, principles, equipment, muscle groups, exercises and programmes available in modern strength training. It outlines a wide variety of training techniques and varia...(展开全部)

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Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands--Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand--whose histories have intersected with European history. But he is also concerned with the insular thinking in Western scholarship that creates false dichotomies between past and present, between structure and event, between the individual and society. Sahlins's provocative reflections form a powerful c...(展开全部)

Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands--Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand--whose histories have intersected with European history. But he is also concerned with the insular thinking in Western scholarship that creates false dichotomies between past and present, between structure and event, between the individual and society. Sahlins's provocative reflections form a powerful c...(展开全部)

"The Coming of Materials Science" both covers the discipline of materials science, and draws an impressionistic map of the present state of the subject. The first chapter examines the emergence of the materials science concept, in both academe and industry. The second and third chapters delve back into the prehistory of materials science, examining the growth of such concepts a...(展开全部)

As the first comprehensive encyclopedic survey of Western architectural theory from Vitruvius to the present, this book is an essential resource for architects, students, teachers, historians, and?theorists. Using only original sources, Kruft has undertaken the monumental task of researching, organizing, and analyzing the significant statements put forth by architectural theori...(展开全部)

With more than four million copies in print in 14 languages, History of Art has long been considered the indispensable art reference. Now, this classic survey of Western art returns in a thoroughly updated and expanded Sixth Edition with 150 new illustrations, completely redrawn maps, and updated bibliography and website directory. The much-anticipated new edition brings togeth...(展开全部)