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Introduction and Notes by R.T. Jones, Honorary Fellow of the
University of York. This edition of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling
(1865-1936) includes all the poems contained in the Definitive
Edition of 1940. In his lifetime, Kipling was widely regarded as
the unofficial Poet Laureate, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize
for Literature in 1907. His poetry is striking for its many rhythms
and popular forms of speech, and Kipling was equally at home with
dramatic monologues and extended ballads. He is often thought of as
glorifying war, militarism, and the British Empire, but an
attentive reading of the poems does not confirm that view. This
edition reprints George Orwell's hard-hitting account of Kipling's
poems, first published in 1942, and generally regarded as one of
the most important contributions to critical discussion of Kipling.
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Moll Flanders (Paperback, New edition)
Daniel Defoe; Introduction by R.T. Jones; Notes by R.T. Jones; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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With an Introduction and Notes by R.T.Jones, Honorary Fellow of the
University of York. The novel follows the life of its eponymous
heroine, Moll Flanders, through its many vicissitudes, which
include her early seduction, careers in crime and prostitution,
conviction for theft and transportation to the plantations of
Virginia, and her ultimate redemption and prosperity in the New
World. Moll Flanders was one of the first social novels to be
published in English and draws heavily on Defoe's experience of the
topography and social conditions prevailing in the London of the
late 17th century.
Sulfonium compounds have been known to the organic chemist for
almost 90 years. During most of this period they remained
curiosities, well suited for didactic purposes to illustrate
certain similarities to ether adducts and to organic ammonium
compounds. Their exploration remained largely in the academic
realm, because no unusual practical applications were found in
spite of a steady increase in the attention paid to them. An event
that occasionally puts a class of compounds into the center of
interest is the recognition of its occurrence in nature and of
special biological significance. The first natural sulfonium
compound was discovered less than 20 years ago, somewhat by chance
rather than as the climax of some coveted biochemical problem.
Gradually, however, the unique role of sulfonium compounds,
especially of S-adenosyl- methionine, in enzymatic group transfer
reactions such as trans- methylation was recognized, and the recent
upsurge of interest has been exceptional. The present review is
directed toward an interpretation of the properties and functions
of biological sulfonium compounds with frequent reference to their
structural chemistry. The data presented here may suggest novel or
improved analytical techniques and new interpretations of the
mechanism of group transfer. Furthermore, a stimulus may be derived
for the design of sulfonium compound analogues. The availability of
competitive analogues of biochemical key compounds has aided in the
understanding of the function of virtually all metabolic
intermediates, prosthetic groups of enzymes, vitamins, amino acids,
and other compounds. The pattern will be similar in sulfonium
biochemistry.
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Silas Marner (Paperback, New edition)
George Eliot; Introduction by R.T. Jones; Notes by R.T. Jones; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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Introduction and Notes by R.T. Jones, Honorary Fellow of the
University of York. Although the shortest of George Eliot's novels,
Silas Marner is one of her most admired and loved works. It tells
the sad story of the unjustly exiled Silas Marner - a handloom
linen weaver of Raveloe in the agricultural heartland of England -
and how he is restored to life by the unlikely means of the orphan
child Eppie. Silas Marner is a tender and moving tale of sin and
repentance set in a vanished rural world and holds the reader's
attention until the last page as Eppie's bonds of affection for
Silas are put to the test.
Aerodynamic theory was not prepared to offer assistance in the
early development of the airplane. The scientific community, most
qualified for action at the forefront of human endeavor, often
turns out in practice to be surprisingly conservative. It is
recorded that Lord Rayleigh expressed "not the smallest molecule of
faith in aerial navigation, except by balloon." It was not until
experiments such as those of Lilienthal and Langley and the
successful powered flights of the Wright brothers that correct
theories for the aerodynamic action of wings were developed.
Following the successful demonstrations of the Wright brothers,
aerodynamic theory developed rapidly, primarily in European
laboratories. These developments we associate with the names
Joukowsky, Kutta, Prandtl and his students, Munk, Betz, and Von
Karman. It should not be forgotten that the writings of F. W.
Lanchester provide many of the physical insights that were
elaborated in these mathematical theories. Throughout World War I,
these developments in aerodynamic theory remained virtually unknown
in the U.S. However, in the early 1920's, the U.S. National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics undertook to translate or
otherwise make available important works on aerodynamic theory in
the form of NACA Technical Reports, Notes, and Memoranda, and to
encourage similar effort in its own laboratory. At the present
time, many of these old NACA documents are no longer readily
available and it seems worthwhile to collect the most important
early works under the title "Classical Aerodynamics." In most
cases, the theories are explained in the author's own words and
often with a degree of clarity unequalled in later interpretations.
R. T. Jones Senior Staff Scientist NASA-Ames Research Center June
18, 1979 CONTENTS Preface Applications of Modern Hydrodynamics to
Aeronautics L. Prandtl The Mechanism of Fluid Resistance Th. v.
Karman and H. Rubach Pressure Distribution on Joukowski Wings Otto
Blumenthal Graphic Construction of Joukowski Wings E. Trefftz The
Minimum Induced Drag of Aerofoils Max M. Mun K The Aerodynamic
Forces on Airship Hulls Max M. Munk Elements of the Wing Section
Theory and of the Wing Theory Max M. Munk Remarks on the Pressure
Distribution over the Surface of an Ellipsoid, Moving
Translationally Through a Perfect Fluid Max M. Munk The Inertia
Coefficients of an Airship in a Frictionless Fluid H. Bateman Flow
and Drag Formulas for Simple Quadrics A. F. Zahm Flow and Force
Equations for a Body Revolving In a Fluid A. F. Zahm Behavior of
Vortex Systems A. Betz General Potential Theory of Arbitrary Wing
Sections T. Theodorsen and I. E. Garrick General Theory of
Aerodynamic Instability and the Mechanism of Flutter Theodore
Theodorsen
Mr Jones treats the main novels in chronological sequence examining
with the aid of extensive quotation George Eliot's means of
description and characterisation and the moral purpose of her
fiction. He emphasises her appeal to the inner life of her readers,
as exemplified in her frequent use of such phrases as 'Have we not
all...' George Eliot assumes that no human act or emotion is
entirely unconnected with what we have all done or felt at some
time. Her sympathy with human weakness often carries her to the
point where she has difficulty in reconciling her tolerance with
her moral purpose. This book gives a useful introduction to George
Eliot's novels. As in the other books in the series British
Authors: Introductory Critical Studies, the author assesses his
subject simply and clearly, using as a basis the internal evidence
of the novels themselves rather than biographical detail.
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