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This book is the first general survey of lighting in Byzantium. The first part of the book discusses the technology and types of lighting devices and explains their decorative symbolism and social function. The second half illustrates this narrative by drawing on a Dumbarton Oaks exhibition.

In questo libro si raccolgono in modo sistematico i risultati di oltre vent’anni di ricerche didattiche sul tema delle macchine matematiche, realizzate in Italia e all’estero, in tutti gli ordini scolastici. L’esplorazione guidata delle macchine consente di ricostruire il significato geometrico-spaziale di concetti o procedure di solito affrontati solo nel quadro algebrico e di esplorare dinamicamente le configurazioni assunte allo scopo di produrre congetture e costruire dimostrazioni. Le macchine consentono anche di stabilire collegamenti interessanti con l’arte e la tecnologia, rompendo l’isolamento in cui si colloca spesso l’insegnamento della matematica.

En 1764, Cesare Beccaria, philosophe milanais, écrit Des délits et des peines pour démontrer l''inutilité sociale de la peine de mort et de la torture. Les Lumières européennes saluent ce traité juridique qui bouleverse l''univers du droit pénal. Améliorer la condition humaine, construire le progrès... La réforme de l''État est nécessaire... Cesare Beccaria adhère à la philosophie de l''engagement civil qu''il appelle la "science de l''homme". L''auteure reconstitue le contexte historique et philosophique de son oeuvre, présente et analyse ses écrits.

This examination of realia in Byzantine religious painting provides valuable information on Byzantine dress, household effects and implements, while introducing at the same time an alternative, literally ''objective'', approach to the study of the formative processes of Byzantine art.

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This discussion, drawing on a wide range of archival material scattered across the British Isles, focuses on one of the earliest English manifestations of the educational enterprise of the Sisters of Mercy, in Hull. Maria McClelland''s research demonstrates how, despite adverse circumstances, financial hardship and a spectacular and scandalous court case that hit the headlines in the late 1860s, the Sisters achieved their aims and met with eventual success. The story that unfolds presents, in microcosm, a picture of the challenges and opportunities facing Catholic religious women in Victorian and early-20th-century England.

"Old Age in Global Perspective examines old age around the world by drawing on data from two major sources: ethnographic (anthropological) field research and cross-national surveys. The authors use biologic, demographic, and sociocultural approaches to amplify our understanding of variations in individuals'' experiences of aging and old age in the modern context of aging populations. Elders'' living arrangements, intergenerational experiences, social relationships, and progression through the life-course are extensively discussed, as are the effects of "modernization" on late life. Conclusions are formulated as brief summary discussions by topic, and twenty-three specific hypotheses are suggested for future research. This volume will be a valuable reference for professionals and advanced students in anthropology, sociology, and gerontology."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

This volume contains the selected papers presented at the EUROTHERM SEMINAR No. 17 - Heat Transfer in Radiating and Combusting Systems held at Cascais from October 8th- 10th, 1990. The EUROTHERM COMMITTEE was created by representatives of the member countries of the European Communities for the organization and coordination of European Scientific events in the field of thermal sciences and their applications. The book is focused on the integration of the heat transfer and combustion. These two subjects have traditionally been considered separate disciplines. In reality, the two are closely interwoven. The central purpose of the book is to generate an effective cross fertilisation of the two at both the fundamental and applied levels. The book reports on: mathematical simulations of heat transfer in reacting systems, new measurements of and measurement techniques for the radiation properties of the intervening medium, and data and theoretical analyses which clarify the physical nature of the complex interactions between the radiation/convection heat transfer processes and the combustion and turbulence of real reacting flows.

Essai sur les fondements de la sexualité humaine selon une double approche: l''approche sociobiologique qui fait ressortir les comportements apparentés et les comportements différents en comparaison avec la sexualité animale; l''approche transculturelle qui explique les formes que prend la sexualité chez les humains.

Olives and their oil in Spain -- Growing the olive -- Olive harvest -- Extracting the oil -- Olive oil and health -- Spanish oils, in the kitchen and on the table -- Recipes.