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Bernard Goldstein
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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John Jensen Greenberg is no ordinary child. Frozen in a block of ice for thousands of years, he was found as an infant in a state of suspended animation and…
A SEQUEL TO “TUROK’S GIFT” For ten years the United States had been producing air, sea, and ground vehicles using the star propulsion system invented by John Greenberg. The new…
Jose Chabas,Bernard Goldstein
This book describes and analyses, for the first time, the astronomical tables of Giovanni Bianchini of Ferrara (d. after 1469), explains their context, inserts them into an astronomical tradition that…
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Bernard Goldstein,Jack Oldham
What do children know about work, careers, and related topics? What is the pattern of growth in values, attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge? Using quantitative and anecdotal evidence gathered from interviewing…
In addition to his active revolutionary service against the Russian czar and the Polish government, Goldstein’s work earned him almost legendary hero status for harassed Jews. Out of the tortured…
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Bernard R. Goldstein
Munk was the first modern scholar to draw attention to the significance of Levi ben Gerson’s Astronomy, surely the most original work on astronomy written in Hebrew in the Middle…
Bernard Goldstein’s memoir describes a hard world of taverns, toughs, thieves, and prostitutes; of slaughterhouse workers, handcart porters, and wagon drivers; and of fist- and gunfights with everyone from anti-Semites…
Giora Hon,Bernard R. Goldstein (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
This monograph examines James Clerk Maxwell’s contributions to electromagnetism to gain insight into the practice of science by focusing on scientific methodology as applied by scientists.
Giora Hon,Bernard R. Goldstein
John Roche’s brief essay (1987), in which he sketched the broad outlines of the history of this concept, was particularly helpful, and led us to conclude that the subject was…
Jose Chabas,Bernard R Goldstein
Jose Chabas Bergon,Bernard R. Goldstein
In Essays on Medieval Computational Astronomy the authors provide examples of original and intelligent approaches and solutions given by medieval astronomers to the problems of their discipline, mostly presented in…
Russellyn S. Carruth,Bernard D. Goldstein
This important resource offers a comprehensive overview of the major U.S. environmental laws and approaches, strategies, standards, and enforcement techniques by which American law protects our environment and our health.
Bernard Rosenberg,Ernest Goldstein
Twenty-five New York City Jewish intellectuals talk about the unique intellectual, cultural, and human milieu of New York City.
Jose Chabas,Bernard R. Goldstein,Josae Chabaas
This is a survey of the numerous astronomical tables compiled in the late Middle Ages, which represent a major intellectual enterprise. Such tables were often the best way available at…
MP Goodman
Female genital plastic surgery has become an increasingly sought-after option for women seeking improvement in genital appearance, relief from discomfort, and increased sexual pleasure. These surgeries are a combination of…
Explores Jewish identity - or, more accurately, Jewish identities - from the mutually illuminating perspectives of anthropology, art history, comparative literature, cultural studies, German history, philosophy, political theory, and sociology.
