The History of the Barometer

Author: W. E. Knowles Middleton
Publisher: ACC Distribution
ISBN: 9780948382086
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 489

Book Description
The 17th century was marked by 6 important inventions that made possible the acceleration of man's scientific understanding. The barometer enabled accurate air pressure measurements to be made, and this reference work examines its history and development.

The History of the Barometer

Author: W. E. Knowles Middleton
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 526

Book Description
Traces the development of the barometer as a scientific instrument from the experiments and controversies of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the precision instruments of today.

English Barometers, 1680-1860

Author: Nicholas Goodison
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Barometer
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description

The Barometer Handbook

Author: David Burch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780914025122
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
A modern look at barometers and applications of barometric pressure.

The Stock Market Barometer

Author: William Peter Hamilton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dow Jones averages
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description

Barometer of Fear

Author: Alexis Stenfors
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1783609311
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
The LIBOR affair has been described as the ‘biggest banking scandal in history’, a deception affecting not only banks but also corporations, pension funds and ordinary people. But was this just the tip of the iceberg? Was the scandal the work of a few ‘bad apples’ or an inevitable result of a financial system rotten to its core? Labelled ‘one of the world's most infamous rogue traders’ in the wake of a mis-marking scandal, Alexis Stenfors went on to rebuild his life and now guides us through the shadowy world of modern banking, providing an insider’s account of the secret practices – including the manipulation of foreign exchange rates – which have allowed banks to profit from systematic deception. Containing remarkable and often shocking insights derived from his own experiences in the dealing room, as well as his spectacular fall from grace at Merrill Lynch, Barometer of Fear draws back the curtain to a realm that for too long has remained hidden from public view.

Reader's Guide to the History of Science

Author: Arne Hessenbruch
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134262949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 965

Book Description
The Reader's Guide to the History of Science looks at the literature of science in some 550 entries on individuals (Einstein), institutions and disciplines (Mathematics), general themes (Romantic Science) and central concepts (Paradigm and Fact). The history of science is construed widely to include the history of medicine and technology as is reflected in the range of disciplines from which the international team of 200 contributors are drawn.

Handbook of Vacuum Technology

Author: Karl Jousten
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 3527688250
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1050

Book Description
This comprehensive, standard work has been updated to remain an important resource for all those needing detailed knowledge of the theory and applications of vacuum technology. The text covers the existing knowledge on all aspects of vacuum science and technology, ranging from fundamentals to components and operating systems. It features many numerical examples and illustrations to help visualize the theoretical issues, while the chapters are carefully cross-linked and coherent symbols and notations are used throughout the book. The whole is rounded off by a user-friendly appendix of conversion tables, mathematical tools, material related data, overviews of processes and techniques, equipment-related data, national and international standards, guidelines, and much more. As a result, engineers, technicians, and scientists will be able to develop and work successfully with the equipment and environment found in a vacuum.

Manual of Barometry

Author: United States. Weather Bureau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmospheric pressure
Languages : en
Pages : 1026

Book Description

History of Meteorology to 1800

Author: H. Howard Frisinger
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1940033918
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
The objectives of the American Meteorological Society are "the development and dissemination of knowledge of meteorology in all its phases and applications, and the advancement of its professional ideals." The organization of the Society took place in affiliation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Saint Louis, Missouri, December 29, 1919, and its incorporation, at Washington, D. C., January 21, 1920. The work of the Society is carried on by the Bulletin, the Journal, and Meteorological Monographs, by papers and discussions at meetings of the Society, through the offices of the Secretary and the Executive Secretary, and by correspondence. All of the Americas are represented in the membership of the Society as well as many foreign countries.