Encyclopedia of Lubricants and Lubrication by Theo Mang

By Theo Mang

The significance of lubricants in almost all fields of the engineering is mirrored by way of an expanding medical examine of the fundamental rules. strength potency and fabric saving are only center ambitions of the employment of high-tech lubricants. The encyclopedia offers a entire evaluation of the present country of information within the realm of lubrication. the entire facets of basic info, underlying strategies and use situations, in addition to theoretical learn and final yet now not least terminology are coated in 1000's of essays and definitions, authored by means of specialists of their respective fields, from and educational institutes.

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Encyclopedia Of Censorship (Facts on File Library of World by Jonathon Green, Nicholas J. Karolides

By Jonathon Green, Nicholas J. Karolides

Even supposing censorship could appear like a specific thing of the earlier, present controversies over books, videos, and internet sites end up it to be a truly well timed and important factor. totally up to date and Revised with greater than 50 percentage new fabric, Encyclopedia of Censorship, new version provides a whole variety of knowledge in regards to the heritage and evolution of censorship and its function in society at the present time. overlaying all varieties of expression from the earlier to the current, from the workplace of the censor in old Rome to the net within the computing device age, this thoroughly present reference examines each side of this complicated topic. With an easy-to-use A-to-Z layout ideal for prime university and faculty scholars in addition to somebody with an curiosity in censorship and its politics, Encyclopedia of Censorship, re-creation brings this crucial subject brand new throughout the new millennium.

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Encyclopaedia Judaica (Blu-Cof) by Fred Skolnik

By Fred Skolnik

Long ago thirty-five years the Encyclopaedia Judaica has come to occupy a rarefied area on the earth of Jewish studying. Authoritative, accomplished, critical but available, it graced the library cabinets of students and rabbis, of the realized and the studious, or even of the would-be studious, consulted through the curious and the inquisitive, a big start line for a trip of studying.

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Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation by Jennifer Speake, Thomas Goddard Bergin, Thomas Goddard

By Jennifer Speake, Thomas Goddard Bergin, Thomas Goddard Bergin

Exploring the interval of transition from medieval to trendy occasions, Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation, Revised version covers all facets of the eu Renaissance and Reformation, from visible arts and structure to philosophy, faith, and politics. In a few 2,100 A-to-Z entries, this accomplished reference offers precise details on 3 centuries that experience outlined the form of recent Western civilization. The scope of this encyclopedia is the 14th, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries, in which time the pivotal occasions of the Renaissance and Reformation happened, irrevocably altering the future's direction. during this version, the editors have considerably extended assurance of faith in addition to normal curiosity subject matters equivalent to the function of ladies, drawing, households, nutrients and cookery, literacy, libraries, and trip. in addition to the addition of considerable new fabric emphasizing the hot findings of cultural historians, the textual content has been up to date and revised all through, considering the latest scholarship. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation, Revised variation is whole with a brand new creation, chronology, and bibliography, in addition to a complete index, nearly a hundred black-and-white pictures, and an insert of 20 full-color photographs. An authoritative paintings for college students and execs alike, the encyclopedia is an obtainable reference written with the non-specialist in brain.

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