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In the spring of 1970 Peter Farago organised a three-day conference
on Polarised Electron Beams at Carberry Tower, near Edinburgh.
Although the development of the gallium arsenide source, which was
to revolutionise the world of experimental polarised electron
physics, was still some years in the future, the meeting provided
an important forum for the exchange of ideas among theoreticians
and experimentalists engaged in both high and low energy electron
collision studies. As soon as the decision had been taken to hold
the 5th European Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics in
Edinburgh in 1995, it occurred to the editors of the present volume
that it would be highly appropriate to mark the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the Carberry Tower Conference by organising an ECAMP
satellite meeting in honour of Peter Farago. The opportunity to pay
tribute to Peter's many important contributions in the broad field
of electron physics attracted colleagues from allover the world to
the symposium, which was held in the rooms of the Royal Society of
Edinburgh on 31st March and 1st April 1995. Peter himself, now
Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh, was present
throughout the meeting. We were particularly happy to welcome back
to Edinburgh many participants in the original Carberry Tower
conference; these included Professor P. G. Burke, Professor J.
Kessler, Professor E. Reichert and Professor H. C. Siegmann, whose
review papers had been highlights of the 1970 meeting.
Fraser, a Scottish teenager, follows his best friend to Canada,
only to discover their friendship didn't survive the journey.
Alone, in more senses than one, he faces a clique at his new school
which is hell-bent on making his life a misery. He is warned off
doing well in class, and an impending public recital competition
puts him in the firing line. He cannot hide from their unwelcome
attention. As an escape, Fraser sets off on a camping trip and has
a curious, fortune-changing encounter. Helping hands embolden him
to plot a route to even the odds; however, there are cow-pats on
the road ahead. His idea offers payback but needs his peer group to
get their noses in the trough first. Would they act true to form?
Would his guardian angel or St Christopher medallion protect him on
this perilous venture? Either way, the very thought made him
chuckle.
Musical Instruments presents the first comprehensive survey to explain how Western musical instruments work, how they developed historically, how they are manufactured, and how they are used to make music. After introducing the nature of sounds and production mechanisms, the authors survey each family in turn, covering acoustical features, historical development of instrument forms, sizes and shapes in current use, the manufacturing processes, and commonly-used playing techniques. The full index and glossary also contain definitions of technical terms and notes on instruments not included in the text, making this the essential reference for everyone researching and working with musical instruments and performance.
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