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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Brilliant. Real eye-opener. Should've been a classic by now.

Robert Shaw is the guy who in the early eighties (together with the likes of Crutchfield, Farmer and Packard) put information theory back into physics. He analysed the [un]predictability of dynamical systems (aka chaos) in terms of the amount of information the system can store, how fast it is losing it and replacing it with noise from the "heat bath", and information flow between parts of the system.

The book ties much of that work together and describes an experimental study of a simple dripping tap, analysed this way, as a case in point that even when we have a "theory of everything" with regards to elementary particles, we are only just starting to understand what makes even the simplest systems tick.

Phase space, Lyapunov exponents, noise, entropy, dimension of a "strange attractor", geometry from a time series, it's all coming together in this stunningly insightful voyage of discovery. The rough typewriter print, handwritten formulae and delightful cartoon illustrations convey well the sense of immediacy, of science in the making.

This is physics for the 21st century. If you're curious about nature, read it. You will never think the same again.

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Aimed at gynaecologists, infertility specialists and endoscopic surgeons, this book presents up-to-date advances in the diagnosis and management of endometriosis, with contributions from a number of specialties. Atlas-type illustrations have been combined with reference material from leading international experts in the field. ... Read more

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The isolation and characterization of the hypothalamic releasing hormone LHRH in 1971 allowed researchers to begin to investigate the complex nature of the feedback control of pituitary gonadotrophin secretion. Further research explored the use of synthetic analogues of LHRH and their effects in diverse gynaecological and female reproductive disorders. Although in many clinical conditions the ultimate role of LHRH analogues has still to be established, their value in others is clearly apparent. Safety data accruing with regard to general metabolic and biochemical parameters suggests the need for careful studies to determine recommended dosage, formulation and duration of use of these compounds. This book brings together the current research results of a group of international colleagues, many of whom have been involved in the study of LHRH and its analogues since the earliest clinical trials. The contributors have produced a detailed review of the role of LHRH compounds in gynaecological practice, which the authors hope will encourage individual readers to undertake further practice and research. ... Read more

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Publisher: Montreal : Printed for the AuthorPublication date: 1872Subjects: CreationCreation -- Biblical teachingNatural theologyReligion and science -- 1860-1899Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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1892. Comprising "The Chaldean and Hebrew and the Chinese and the Hindoo Origins," "The Assyrian, Medo-Persian and Lydian and the Greek and the Roman Origins," "The Origin of the Ancient Civilization of the Nile's Valley:" and historical critiques comprising "A Critical Review of the History of the Scots or Gaels," and "A Critical Review of the History of Ancient Egypt." ... Read more