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    Isaac Beeckman in Context

    Series series Studies in the History of Knowledge
    The Dutch Republic around 1600 was a laboratory of the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. Here conditions were favourable for the development of new ways of knowing nature and the natural philosopher Isaac Beeckman, who was born in Middelburg in 1588, was a seminal figure in this context. He laid the groundwork for the strictly mechanical philosophy that is at the heart of the new ... Read more

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  • Perceptions

    In this book you will find a description of the way we were conceived and raised in a world that does not do us good — and that did not do our parents good either. Without knowing it, we live with imposed beliefs that were repeated so many times they were taken as truth. It is our responsibility to discard those false beliefs and to take full responsibility for how we want to live our lives. ... Read more

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  • A Legacy of Experience

    An Autobiography

    This is a story about an American living through one of the most interesting periods of our countrys history, from the horse and buggy age to the technology, which led to the moon landing. It is about a man without any particular recognized talent, not ever a hero, whom one might say an Also Rana person who always tried not to hurt anyone. As with most of my contemporaries, I took the bitter with ... Read more

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  • Cluster-based Localization and Tracking in Ubiquitous Computing Systems

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Localization and tracking are key functionalities in ubiquitous computing systems and techniques. In recent years a very high variety of approaches, sensors and techniques for indoor and GPS-denied environments have been developed. This book briefly summarizes the current state of the art in localization and tracking in ubiquitous computing systems focusing on cluster-based schemes. Additionally, ... Read more

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  • The Civilization of the Old South

    Writings of Clement Eaton

    by Clement Eaton ...
    Exhibiting a clear, straightforward style, his many works are marked by a comprehensiveness and a catholicity of view. There is hardly an element of southern thought or society, hardly a major movement of any kind or an event of any significance that has escaped his penetrating thought and discerning analysis.This volume of Eaton's selected writings forms a rich and provocative mosaic of southern ... Read more

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    by Janet Clement ...
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    Series series ABC Series
    Jam-packed with informative and fun facts, this ABC book teaches Jewish culture and tradition with alliteration and rhyme. In I is for Israel, young readers learn which language is acknowledged nationally, which city is recognized as the capital, and what three major religions are rooted and represented in that country. B is for bagels describes the popular food's variety as well as what is ... Read more

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  • 753 Motivational Quotes

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    A Short History of What We Live By

    Series series The Lawrence Stone Lectures
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