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This new text from Jöran Friberg, the leading expert on Babylonian mathematics, presents 130 previously unpublished mathematical clay tablets from the Norwegian Schøyen collection, and provides a synthesis of the author's most important work. Through a close study of these tablets, Friberg has made numerous amazing discoveries, including the first known examples of pre-Classical labyrinths and mazes, a new understanding of the famous table text Plimpton 322, and new evidence of Babylonian familiarity with sophisticated mathematical ideas and objects, such as the three-dimensional Pythagorean equation and the icosahedron. In order to make the text accessible to the largest possible audience, the author has included an introductory chapter entitled, "How to get a better understanding of mathematical cuneiform texts." Throughout the text he avoids anachronisms and makes every effort to teach the reader to do the same. The approach in this book is inherently pedagogical, as Friberg illustrates all the steps of the process of interpretation and clearly explains the mathematical ideas, including terminology, metrological systems, and methods of calculation. Drawings and color photos of a large selection of tablets are also included. Particularly beautiful hand copies of the most complicated texts were made by Farouk Al-Rawi, professor of Ancient Languages and Archaeology at Baghdad University. While the book is reader-friendly, it remains as detailed and exhaustive as possible. It is the most comprehensive treatment of a set of Babylonian mathematical texts ever published and will open up this subject to a new generation of students, mathematicians, and historians of science. Jöran Friberg is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He has recently published the book Unexpected Links Between Egyptian and Babylonian Mathematics (World Scientific 2005), and its sequel Amazing Traces of a Babylonian Origin in Greek Mathematics (World Scientific 2007).

wiskunde --- geschiedenis --- Mathematics --- Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian --- Mathematics, Babylonian --- Schøyen, Martin --- Private collections.

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There is a continually increasing interest in parks and gardens in which modern sculptures and nature form a special symbiosis. Landscapes are an inspiring ambiance for works of art, which in turn add something to the parks and gardens, thus creating a very unique interaction between art and nature.This guide is the second edition and presents more than 90 parks in 27 European countries, now also including Finland, Hungary, and Poland among others. The parks presented include classics such as the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence and the Louisiana Museum in Humlebaek, as well as spectacular new schemes such as the Museo Atlantico, Europe's first underwater park off the coast of Lanzarote. Each park and the works of art exhibited therein are illustrated with photographs, drawings, and text.

Sculpture --- parks [grounds] --- landscapes [environments] --- sculpture gardens --- sculpture [visual works] --- collections [object groupings] --- outdoor sculpture --- site-specific works --- Nature --- Museology --- Muséologie --- Beeldenparken ; Europa --- Beeldhouwkunst --- Muséologie

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the 1905 obituary of John McLoughlin, Jr. , in Publisher’s Weekly declared,“Every child in the land knows the McLoughlin books. . . . In fact,the history in the last decade of colored toy books for youngsters is the history of Mr. McLoughlin and his firm. ” McLoughlin Brothers held an important role in the children’s book publishing world. In fact,as my husband, the late Arthur Liman, and I discovered in our research, the firm was instrumental in creating it. The publisher’s preeminence in the field was the result of its entrepreneurial spirit,creativity,competiti- ness,foresight,and perseverance How was it,then,that Arthur—an intense attorney with character- tics similar to that of McLoughlin Brothers—ended up sitting behind a collectors’ convention booth selling children’s books and games,all the while reading a brief? Or charging at lightning speed,flashlight in hand, amidst rain and mud in the early morning hours,through a remote co- try antiques fair? Or mysteriouslyvanishing from a critical corporate c- ference to negotiate,instead,with a slightly disheveled dealer waiting in his office,or to aggressively bid by phone at a London auction? And what were all those mail ordercatalogs,letters of offerings,and bills of sale for Aunt Mavor’s Present McLoughlin Brothers books doing commingled with court papers? for a Good Little Girl Published by George Routledge & Co. , For twenty years, Arthur was this crazy closet collector. His London and NewYork big-deal clients could never have imagined where or how he spent his 1856 weekends.

Illustrated children's books --- Illustration of books --- Illustrated books --- Private collections --- Liman, Arthur L. --- Liman, Ellen --- Art collections. --- Books --- Book illustration --- Art --- Decoration and ornament --- Pictures --- Children's illustrated books --- Illustrated books, Children's --- Children's books --- Architectural design. --- Graphic Design. --- Design --- Structural design --- Graphic design.

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Electrochemistry plays an important role in preserving our cultural heritage. For the first time this has been documented in the present volume. Coverage includes both electrochemical processes such as corrosion and electroanalytical techniques allowing to analyse micro- and nanosamples from works of art or archaeological finds. While this volume is primarily aimed at electrochemists and analytical chemists, it also contains relevant information for conservators, restorers, and archaeologists.

materiaalkennis --- archeologie --- Electrochemistry --- Analytical chemistry --- Materials sciences --- elektrochemie --- analytische chemie --- Archeology --- Electrochemical analysis. --- Antiquities --- Art --- Archival materials --- Analyse électrochimique --- Antiquités --- Documents d'archives --- Collection and preservation. --- Conservation and restoration. --- Collections et conservation --- Conservation et restauration --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVCHIMI SPRINGER-B

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"Turning the world green. The architecture of the great outdoors. One of the hottest areas of contemporary design is clearly landscape architecture. No matter what the architectural style of the moment, the green areas around houses, stadiums or corporate headquarters have taken on a considerable importance, all the more so with the emphasis on ecology and green design.This book calls on the work of the top designers of the moment, from Ken Smith, author of the "Museum of Modern Art's" rooftop garden to West8 from Rotterdam, but also on architects ranging from Foreign Office to Tadao Ando who have long been fascinated by the environments of their buildings. There are new names like the Lebanese landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic and well-known ones like Martha Schwartz. There are established firms like the Wirtz family from Belgium or Gustafson Porter from the United States and young creators like Sophie Agata Ambroise from Lugano. The limit between architecture and landscape architecture is not always easy to define, but this new book opens the doors and windows of today's architecture into the gardens of tomorrow."

Landschapsarchitectuur ; 21ste eeuw --- 712.2 --- Planologie van landschappen--(algemeen) --- LANDSCHAFTSGESTALTUNG + GARTENARCHITEKTUR (GEBAUTE UMWELT) --- PARKANLAGEN + ÖFFENTLICHE GÄRTEN (LANDSCHAFTSARCHITEKTUR) --- EINPASSUNG IN DIE LANDSCHAFT (ARCHITEKTUR) --- GRÜNFLÄCHEN + FREIRÄUME (STÄDTEBAU) --- STADTGESTALTUNG/STADTPLÄTZE (ARCHITEKTUR) --- WERKSAMMLUNGEN (ARCHITEKTUR, BILDENDE KUNST) --- ABBILDUNGEN UND BILDWERKE (DOKUMENTENTYP) --- LANDSCAPE DESIGN + GARDEN ARCHITECTURE (BUILT ENVIRONMENT) --- ARCHITECTURE DU PAYSAGE + ARCHITECTURE DE JARDIN (ENVIRONNEMENT CONSTRUIT) --- PARCS + JARDINS PUBLICS (ARCHITECTURE DU PAYSAGE) --- PARKS + PUBLIC GARDENS (LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE) --- LANDSCAPE INTEGRATION (ARCHITECTURE) --- INTÉGRATION AU PAYSAGE (ARCHITECTURE) --- GREEN SPACES + OPEN TERRAINS (URBAN PLANNING) --- ESPACES VERTS + ESPACES LIBRES (URBANISME) --- COMPOSITION ARCHITECTURALE/PLACES URBAINES --- URBAN DESIGN/TOWN SQUARES (ARCHITECTURE) --- COLLECTIONS DE TRAVAUX (ARCHITECTURE, ARTS PLASTIQUES) --- COLLECTIONS OF WORKS (ARCHITECTURE, VISUAL ARTS) --- ILLUSTRATIONS AND ILLUSTRATED WORKS (DOCUMENT TYPE) --- ILLUSTRATIONS ET OUVRAGES ILLUSTRÉS (TYPE DE DOCUMENT) --- 712.2 Planologie van landschappen--(algemeen) --- 712 --- 712.25 --- Tuinarchitectuur --- Landschapsarchitectuur --- Openbare parken --- Openbare tuinen