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In the early 1800s, Ayrshire was already established as a
prosperous, mainly rural agricultural county. The realization that
there was abundant coal and (to a lesser extent) iron ore deposits
to be exploited, together with the coming of the Industrial
Revolution, rendered the area wide open to the 'railway mania' that
swept Britain in the mid to late 1800s. The proximity of the county
north to Glasgow and south to Carlisle (and thence south) made it
an attractive proposition for early railway developers. Gordon
Thomson explores the history and development of the railway routes
in Ayrshire; how the coming of the railways changed the face of the
area and supported the growth of industry. It looks at how services
evolved through the eras of LMS, nationalization and privatization,
and the preservation and heritage scene in Ayrshire.
This revised edition provides an up-to-date summary of the field of
ultra-high energy cosmic rays, dealing with their origin,
propagation, and composition,. The authors reflect the enormous
strides made since the first edition in the realm of experimental
work, in particular the use of vastly improved, more sensitive and
precise detectors. The level remains introductory and pedagogical,
suitable for students and researchers interested in moving into
this exciting field. Throughout the text, the authors focus on
giving an introductory overview of the key physics issues, followed
by a clear and concise description of experimental approaches and
current results. Key Features: Updates the most coherent summary of
the field available, with new text that provides the reader with
clear historical context. Brand new discussion of contemporary
space-based experiments and ideas for extending ground-based
detectors. Completely new discussion of radio detection methods.
Includes a new chapter on small to intermediate-scale anisotropy.
Offers new sections on modern hadronic models and software packages
to simulate showers.
Pilates body conditioning is today's fitness buzzword, and
following the storming success of Lynne Robinson and Gordon
Thomson's original 'Body Control: The Pilates Way', a variety of
books have appeared - none as authoritative, practical, safe and
geared towards solving your body's problems as this. 'How will
Pilates help me?' is its keynote, so after explaining the
fundamental Eight Principles through accessible, balanced core
programmes come 'Pilates prescriptions' for your specific needs.
With the growing support of many GPs, osteopaths and chiropractors,
not to mention stars from screen, stage and sport, when you
exercise with Pilates Body Control, you're in excellent company.
From back pains, posture problems to prevention of common sports
injuries and training your children to use their bodies properly,
this is the one-stop reference.
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