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With investigations into everything from black holes to exoplanets,
the Hubble Telescope has changed not only the face of astronomy but
also our very sense of being in the universe. On the 30th
anniversary of its launch into low-earth orbit, this updated
edition of Expanding Universe presents 30 brand new images,
unveiling more hidden gems from the Hubble's archives. Ultra-high
resolution and taken with almost no background light, these
pictures have answered some of the most compelling questions of
time and space while also revealing new mysteries, like the strange
"dark energy" that sees the universe expanding at an
ever-accelerating rate. The collection is accompanied by an essay
from photography critic Owen Edwards and an interview with Zoltan
Levay, who explains how the pictures are composed. Veteran Hubble
astronauts Charles F. Bolden, Jr. and John Mace Grunsfeld also
offer their insights on Hubble's legacy and future space
exploration.
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Arthurian Literature VIII (Hardcover)
Richard Barber, Tony Hunt, Toshiyuki Takamiya; Contributions by D.D.R. Owen, Edward Donald Kennedy, …
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Continuing its policy of publishing extended explorations of
Arthurian subjects, this eighth volume of Arthurian Literature
contains four articles. Elizabeth Archibald addresses the reasons
for the insertion of the story of Mordred's incestuous birth into
many versions of the Arthurian legend (including Malory's) from the
early 13th century on, and follows its development from the Vulgate
Cycle to later Arthurian narratives. The use of irony to point up
aspects of the Lancelot-Guinevere relationship in the prologue to
Le Chavalier de la Charrete is explored by Jan Janssens. The early
13th-century Romance of Fergus is introduced and translated by
D.D.R. Owen, who finds it of special interest not just because of
its uniquely Scottish setting, but also because its use of parody
foreshadows later medieval comedy; Scottish concerns also figure in
Edward Donald Kennedy's discussion of the 15th-century chronicler
John Hardyng's use of the story of Galahad's grail quest, and the
changes he made.
In A Short History of Wales Owen Edwards takes the reader on a
concise tour of this fascinating nation's past, from the time
Neanderthals lived in what was known as Cymru, at least 230,000
years ago, to the events and forces that shaped the modern state of
Wales.
Title: First Report of a Geological Reconnoissance of the Northern
Counties of Arkansas, made during the years 1857 and 1858, by David
Dale Owen ... assisted by William Elderhorst ... Edward T. Cox.
With plates.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
GEOLOGY collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. The works in this collection contain a
number of maps, charts, and tables from the 16th to the 19th
centuries documenting geological features of the natural world.
Also contained are textbooks and early scientific studies that
catalogue and chronicle the human stance toward water and land use.
Readers will further enjoy early historical maps of rivers and
shorelines demonstrating the artistry of journeymen, cartographers,
and illustrators. ++++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 Library Owen, David Dale; Cox,
Edward Travers; Elderhorst, William; 1858. 256 p.; 8 . 7108.e.23.
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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.
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