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This book explores the fascinating feats of RAF’s photographic
reconnaissance aircraft. During World War 2, photographic
reconnaissance in the RAF started gathering intelligence on the
enemy using cameras installed in PR Spitfires. The aircraft that
proved this concept was the Supermarine Spitfire, which, stripped
of all excess weight, and carrying cameras and additional fuel,
penetrated deep into enemy territory to bring back photographs that
specialist interpreters could scrutinise to determine the enemy’s
activities. This fascinating book examines the evolution of the
Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU), from a small clandestine
flight of the British Secret Intelligence Service into an
operational group fulfilling the photographic requirements of
clients including the RAF and the War Office. From various bases in
Britain, the uniquely camouflaged blue (and, occasionally, pink)
Spitfires of the PRU covered targets in occupied Europe from the
Norwegian fjords to the great German industrial centres. Their
superior performance made an immediate impact in North Africa and
Malta as the PR Spitfires kept watch on German and Italian forces.
Further afield, in India, Spitfires flew over the jungles of Burma
monitoring Japanese troops. Using specially commissioned aircraft
profile artwork, first-hand accounts and original photography,
aviation expert Andrew Fletcher explores the fundamental role of
the iconic PR Spitfire throughout the war and its various theatres.
Science & Scientists in Berlin is a richly illustrated
guidebook providing informative biographies of 22 major scientists
and 11 mathematicians linked to the metropolis, from polymath
Gottfried W. Leibniz (b. 1646) to computer inventor Konrad Zuse (d.
1995). As well as renowned figures like Albert Einstein, the
book includes scientists who deserve to be better known, such as
flight pioneer Otto Lilienthal. Their world-changing achievements
are described in a lively and accessible style. Â Follow in
the footsteps of the protagonists using the
comprehensive gazetteer and 18 colour maps which guide you to
almost 200 sites associated with their lives: such as
plaques, monuments, laboratories, museums, residences
&Â graves. Â Anyone who is interested in both
science and Berlin’s history, and who wants to learn about the
people who created this unique past and experience the places where
it comes alive, needs a guidebook like this…
This course-tested textbook conveys the fundamentals of magnetic
fields and relativistic plasma in diffuse cosmic media, with a
primary focus on phenomena that have been observed at different
wavelengths. Theoretical concepts are addressed wherever necessary,
with derivations presented in sufficient detail to be generally
accessible. In the first few chapters the authors present an
introduction to various astrophysical phenomena related to cosmic
magnetism, with scales ranging from molecular clouds in
star-forming regions and supernova remnants in the Milky Way, to
clusters of galaxies. Later chapters address the role of magnetic
fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium, galaxies and
galaxy clusters. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate
and postgraduate students in astronomy and physics and will serve
as an entry point for those starting their first research projects
in the field.
This course-tested textbook conveys the fundamentals of magnetic
fields and relativistic plasma in diffuse cosmic media, with a
primary focus on phenomena that have been observed at different
wavelengths. Theoretical concepts are addressed wherever necessary,
with derivations presented in sufficient detail to be generally
accessible. In the first few chapters the authors present an
introduction to various astrophysical phenomena related to cosmic
magnetism, with scales ranging from molecular clouds in
star-forming regions and supernova remnants in the Milky Way, to
clusters of galaxies. Later chapters address the role of magnetic
fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium, galaxies and
galaxy clusters. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate
and postgraduate students in astronomy and physics and will serve
as an entry point for those starting their first research projects
in the field.
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1653-1716) was one of the most acute
observers of the European political order of his time, and an
important forerunner of the Scottish Enlightenment. Famous in his
own day and since for his patriotic opposition to the
Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707, Fletcher was an admirer of the
ancients and a student of Machiavelli, who would adapt
Machiavelli's strictly political concepts of a world increasingly
shaped by commerce. His works address the fate of small nations
dominated by larger, the advantages and disadvantages of great
capital cities, and the prospects for new forms of political union
which would be to the benefit of all of Europe's regions. This book
is the first complete modern edition of Fletcher's works. The
editor's introduction draws on research into Fletcher's life and
thought, and the annotated text enables readers to appreciate the
range and sharpness of Fletcher's analysis.
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1653-1716) was one of the most acute
observers of the European political order of his time, and an
important forerunner of the Scottish Enlightenment. Famous in his
own day and since for his patriotic opposition to the
Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707, Fletcher was an admirer of the
ancients and a student of Machiavelli, who would adapt
Machiavelli's strictly political concepts of a world increasingly
shaped by commerce. His works address the fate of small nations
dominated by larger, the advantages and disadvantages of great
capital cities, and the prospects for new forms of political union
which would be to the benefit of all of Europe's regions. This book
is the first complete modern edition of Fletcher's works. The
editor's introduction draws on research into Fletcher's life and
thought, and the annotated text enables readers to appreciate the
range and sharpness of Fletcher's analysis.
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The Albemarle Papers; (Hardcover)
William Anne 1702-1754 Keppel; Created by Andrew Fletcher Lord Milton, Charles Sanford 1864-1936 Terry
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R1,295
Discovery Miles 12 950
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The Albemarle Papers - Being The Correspondence Of William Anne, Second Earl Of Albemarle, Commander-in-chief In Scotland, 1746-1747, With An Appendix Of Letters From Andrew Fletcher, Lord Justice-clerk, To The Duke Of Newcastle, 1746-1748, Issue 24 (Hardcover)
William Anne Keppel Albemarle (Earl Of), Lord Andrew Fletcher Milton
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R1,112
Discovery Miles 11 120
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'The invasion of the Saucer People' is basicaly a story of what can
happen when one person has the courage to stand up to a group of 5
bullys. The bullys come from outer space and have superior fire
power and technology to ours, so the odds don't look good for our
hero, 'Norman' The story that unfolds is an incredible tale of
twists and bizzarre events that no one could possibly have
predicted, with an out come that would have unbelieveable global
and universal consequences.
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.
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.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it
was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the
first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and
farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists
and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original
texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly
contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++British LibraryT064811Anonymous. By
Andrew Fletcher. London?]: Printed in the year, 1706. 28p.; 4
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