This collection brings together current research on topics that are perennially important to Romantic studies: the life and work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the landscape and history of his native Switzerland.

When I was a student, in the early fifties, the properties of gratings were generally explained according to the scalar theory of optics. The grating formula (which pre dicts the diffraction angles for a given angle of incidence) was established, exper imentally verified, and intensively used as a source for textbook problems. Indeed those grating properties, we can call optical properties, were taught'in a satisfac tory manner and the students were able to clearly understand the diffraction and dispersion of light by gratings. On the other hand, little was said about the "energy properties," i. e., about the prediction of efficiencies. Of course, the existence of the blaze effect was pointed out, but very frequently nothing else was taught about the efficiency curves. At most a good student had to know that, for an eche lette grating, the efficiency in a given order can approach unity insofar as the diffracted wave vector can be deduced from the incident one by a specular reflexion on the large facet. Actually this rule of thumb was generally sufficient to make good use of the optical gratings available about thirty years ago. Thanks to the spectacular improvements in grating manufacture after the end of the second world war, it became possible to obtain very good gratings with more and more lines per mm. Nowadays, in gratings used in the visible region, a spacing small er than half a micron is common."

Italy is left out of most contemporary comparative studies of political systems. This omission can be due neither to any intrinsic unimportance of Italy in Europe, nor to the absence of parallel similarities and differ ences - the prerequisites of comparative explanation - between the Italian and other Western political systems. It may be due to the paucity of case studies of Italian politics, upon which comparisons would have to be based. Professor Bucci's book will contribute toward overcoming this scarcity. Not only is Italy under-represented in comparative studies of post war European politics, but there is also a shortage of monographs dealing with particular aspects of Italian politics since the founding of the Republic, especially in English. I hope that Dr. Bucci's work, which is based exclusively upon original Italian sources, signals the beginning of exploration, more systematic than hitherto, of the goldmine for case studies which post-war Italian politics presents to political scientists.

"Wounds, they heal, but the scars....well, they tell a story," Paul recalls from the witness stand, looking across the courtroom at the quirky preacher who had the audacity to ask him about the scar above his eye. "Wounded Year" dives into the life of Paul, a freshman in high school who has already seen his parents get divorced, his leg broken, his face busted, his mom beaten, his brother run away, and his suicide attempt fail. But he faces his most difficult challenge yet as he must overcome his fear, and his memory loss, and find the courage to testify against his neighbor, a man who befriended him and abused him. Without his testimony, Paul's abuser will go free.

Frustrated with life and eager for change, both Dr. Evan Miles and Machaia James leave their hometowns of Orlando, FL and Nashville, TN, looking for a fresh start and better circumstances in Chicago. They both hope to find strength in the life-long friendships they have with Gregory Gray and Sandra Townsend. Instead, they find that their personal heroes are very human, and are struggling to cope with crippling problems, in their own lives. Told from both of their powerful first person perspectives, Evan and Machaia's escape from their hometown drama leads them into a head on collision with life, helps them find the inner strength to save their friends, and offers them the powerful gift of love they find in each other.

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. ++++ 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 ensure edition identification: ++++ Cost Accountancy And Profit Figuring: Presenting The Art And Principles Of Cost Figuring From All Angles, Coupled With Practical Profit Sharing And Disposition John P. Vincent Campbell Commercial School, 1919 Business & Economics; Accounting; General; Business & Economics / Accounting / General; Business & Economics / Accounting / Managerial; Cost accounting

Full Title: "Report of The Trial of John Van Daniker, on a Charge of Embezzlement, in His Capacity as Conductor on The Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road, (Pennsylvania R.R. Co., Lessee, )"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more. Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case, the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and divorce.++++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: ++++Court RecordHarvard Law School LibraryPhiladelphia: H.G. Leisenring's Steam Printing House, Jayne's Building, Nos. 237 and 239 Dock Street. 1867

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. ++++ 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 ensure edition identification: ++++ Le Despotisme Jacobin: Lettres D'un Liberal Le P. Vincent Maumus Plon-Nourrit, 1906 History; Europe; France; France; History / Europe / France; Jacobins