Published in 1999, this work sets out to give an account of explanation which is adequate to the problems that arise when looking at physical science.

Tells the story of a collaborative effort to build a visionary place: an academic-residential college that would bring together students from across disciplines and differences to rethink the goals and…

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This vintage book contains a complete and comprehensive guide to proper forge practice. It includes information on everything from welding to tool forging, and will be of considerable utility to…

Forge-Practice: Elementary is a book written by John Lord Bacon in 1906. It is a comprehensive guide to the art of forging, aimed at beginners in the field. The book…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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Saint John Perse’s (1887-1975) poems are antiphonal, and even polyphonic, works where interlocutors are almost always reduced to anonymity. This book analyzes the poet’s multiple strategies of dialogue, capturing his…

Offers an innovative approach to the pre-industrial history of Europe and the Mediterranean basin from Roman times through to the Industrial Revolution. This analysis demonstrates how technology changed the scope…