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The Invention of Heterosexual Culture
Originally published by Editions Autrement in 2008 as: L'invention de la culture h?et?erosexuelle.The rise of heterosexual culture and the resistance it met from feudal lords, church fathers, and the medical profession.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262305938
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- 1 online resource (xi, 197 pages)
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A History of Aerodynamics and its Impact on Flying Machines
From the Foreword:'John Anderson's book represents a milestone in aviation literature. For the first time aviation enthusiasts - both specialists and popular readers alike - possess an authoritative history of aerodynamic theory. Not only is this study authoritative, it is also highly readable and linked to the actual (and more familiar) story of how the airplane evolved. The book touches on al…
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- 9780511607158
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- Cambridge Aerospace Series
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When China Goes to the Moon...
This book is about China’s ambitions in its most complex and internationally visible space endeavor, namely its human space exploration programme. It provides a comprehensive reflection on China´s strategic direction and objectives in space, including in particular those set forth in its human spaceflight programme and analyses the key domestic and external factors affecting the country’s …
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- 978-3-319-19473-8
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How we give now :a philanthropic guide for the rest of us
"A guide to the complex landscape of charitable giving that empowers readers to give with intention and greater impact and demonstrates the power of giving to our communities and democracies"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262367033
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State-space models with regime switching :classical and Gibbs-sampling approa…
"Both state-space models and Markov-switching models have been highly productive paths for empirical research in macroeconomics and finance. This book presents recent advances in econometric methods that make feasible the estimation of models that have both features. One approach, in the classical framework, approximates the likelihood function; the other, in the Bayesian framework, uses Gibbs-…
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- 9780585087160
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- 1 online resource (xii, 297 pages) :illustrations
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Virtual and Remote Control Tower Research, Design, Development and Validation
The interdisciplinary research and development work carried out in the last ten years which is presented in this book aimed at replacing the conventional airport control tower by a new “remote tower operation” work environment (RTO) which should enhance work efficiency and safety and reduce costs. This revolutionary human–system interface allows for remote aerodrome traffic control withou…
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- 978-3-319-28719-5
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Virgin Galactic The First Ten Years
Thirty years ago when Sir Richard Branson called up Boeing and asked if they had a spare 747, few would have predicted the brash entrepreneur would so radically transform the placid business of air travel. But today, Branson flies airlines on six continents, employs hundreds of jets and, in 2014, was predicting that his spaceship company – Virgin Galactic – would soon open the space frontie…
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- 978-3-319-09262-1
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Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering Mathematical Challenges for t…
This book presents papers surrounding the extensive discussions that took place from the ‘Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering’ workshop held at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture in 2015. Contributions to this volume focus on advanced mathematical methods in aerospace engineering and industrial engineering such as computational fluid dynamics metho…
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- 978-3-319-45680-5
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Humans in Space The Psychological Hurdles
Awarded the 2016 International Academy of Astronautics Life Science Book Award! Using anecdotal reports from astronauts and cosmonauts, and the results from studies conducted in space analog environments on Earth and in the actual space environment, this book broadly reviews the various psychosocial issues that affect space travelers. Unlike other books that are more technical in format, thi…
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- 978-3-319-18868-3
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- XIV, 149
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Countdown to a Moon Launch: Preparing Apollo for Its Historic Journey
Thousands of workers labored at Kennedy Space Center around the clock, seven days a week, for half a year to prepare a mission for the liftoff of Apollo 11. This is the story of what went on during those hectic six months. Countdown to a Moon Launch provides an in-depth look at the carefully choreographed workflow for an Apollo mission at KSC. Using the Apollo 11 mission as an example, readers …
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- 9783319177922
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- XXVI, 435
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- Springer Praxis Books
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