"Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries" by William Griffith is a captivating account of the author's extensive travels through diverse regions of Asia. Griffith, a British botanist and explorer, meticulously documents his observations of the landscapes, cultures, and peoples he encounters. His writings provide a rich tapestry of experiences, blending scientific inquiry with personal reflections. The book serves as both a travelogue and a h...

In "Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries," William Griffith offers a comprehensive account of his extensive travels throughout Southeast Asia and the Himalayas in the 19th century. His work is characterized by meticulous observations and vivid descriptions, combining elements of adventure with a scholarly approach to geography, ethnography, and natural history. The literary style is a reflection of the era's fascination with exploration, ...

This compendium collects advances and reflections on the teaching of econometrics from internationally well-known econometricians, including a number of accomplished textbook writers. The subjects range from reflections on many decades of teaching econometrics to studies of the instruction of specific examples and methods. It is aimed at teachers and students of econometrics at all levels.

In "Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries," William Griffith invites readers into the his enthralling exploration of the cultural, geographical, and social landscapes of 19th-century Asia. This meticulously crafted account is notable for its vivid descriptions and engaging narrative style, blending observational detail with scholarly analysis. Griffith's work stands as a significant contribution to travel literature of his time, reflecting...

This book contains a collection of papers on the science, engineering, and technology of shape casting, with contributions from researchers worldwide. Among the topics that are addressed are the structure-property-performance relationships, modeling of casting processes, and the effect of casting defects on the mechanical properties of cast alloys.

This is the first comprehensive history of the chemistry department at Imperial College London. Based on archival records, oral testimony, published papers, published and unpublished memoirs, the book tells the story of this world-famous department from its foundation as the Royal College of Chemistry in 1845 to the large department it had become by the year 2000.The book covers research, teaching, departmental governance, students and social life. It also highlights the extraordinary cont...

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Lipidomics is one of the emerging ‘omics’ techniques with growing importance in bioscience. Discussing interesting standard and non-standard techniques relevant to the measurement and analysis of lipids by mass spectrometry, this book will provide a guide to the possibilities of the techniques. It will introduce the reader to exciting new methods that allow isomer differentiation, improve sensitivity, allow spatial location and go beyond annotation of simply matching a mass to a database e...

Migration, Mobility and Sojourning in Cross-cultural Films: Interculturing Cinema draws on existing scholarship on global movements and intercultural communication in cinema to analyze six cross-cultural films. Ishani Mukherjee and Maggie Griffith Williams locate key themes that tie into the complexity and implications of global movements, including migrants’ experiences of culture-shock, cultural assimilation and/or integration, cultural identities in transition, social mobility and movem...

Focusing on extant speeches from the Athenian Assembly, law, and Council in the fifth–fourth centuries BCE, these essays explore how speakers constructed or deconstructed identities for themselves and their opponents as part of a rhetorical strategy designed to persuade or manipulate the audience.According to the needs of the occasion, speakers could identify the Athenian people either as a unified demos or as a collection of sub-groups, and they could exploit either diffe...

“[A] fascinating book...about the way four geniuses at Cambridge University revolutionized modern science.“ *—NewsweekThe* Philosophical Breakfast Club recounts the life and work of four men who met as students at Cambridge University: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, William Whewell, and Richard Jones. Recognizing that they shared a love of science (as well as good food and drink) they began to meet on Sunday mornings to talk about the sta...

This "absorbing history of the Ordnance Survey"—the first complete map of the British Isles—"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcome" ( The Guardian, UK).Map of a Nation tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, the first complete, accurate, affordable map of the British Isles. The Ordnance Survey is a much beloved British institution, and this is—amazingly—the first popular history to tell the story of the map an...