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Wind Science and Engineering Origins, Developments, Fundamentals and Advancements

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Free Download Wind Science and Engineering: Origins, Developments, Fundamentals and Advancements by Giovanni Solari
English | EPUB | 2019 | 944 Pages | ISBN : 3030188140 | 354.7 MB
This book provides an essential overview of wind science and engineering, taking readers on a journey through the origins, developments, fundamentals, recent advancements and latest trends in this broad field. Along the way, it addresses a diverse range of topics, including: atmospheric physics; meteorology; micrometeorology; climatology; the aerodynamics of buildings, aircraft, sailing boats, road vehicles and trains; wind energy; atmospheric pollution; soil erosion; snow drift, windbreaks and crops; bioclimatic city-planning and architecture; wind actions and effects on structures; and wind hazards, vulnerability and risk.
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Turtles as Hopeful Monsters Origins and Evolution (Life of the Past)

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Free Download Turtles as Hopeful Monsters: Origins and Evolution (Life of the Past) by Olivier Rieppel
English | March 13, 2017 | ISBN: 0253024757 | 216 pages | EPUB | 7.22 Mb
Where do turtles hail from? Why and how did they acquire shells? These questions have spurred heated debate and intense research for more than two hundred years. Brilliantly weaving evidence from the latest paleontological discoveries with an accessible, incisive look at different theories of biological evolution and their proponents, Turtles as Hopeful Monsters tells the fascinating evolutionary story of the shelled reptiles. Paleontologist Olivier Rieppel traces the evolution of turtles from over 220 million years ago, examining closely the relationship of turtles to other reptiles and charting the development of the shell. Turtle issues fuel a debate between proponents of gradual evolutionary change and authors favoring change through bursts and leaps of macromutation. The first book-length popular history of its type, this indispensable resource is an engaging read for all those fascinated by this ubiquitous and uniquely shaped reptile.
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The Covenant of Works The Origins, Development, and Reception of the Doctrine

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Free Download J. V. Fesko, "The Covenant of Works: The Origins, Development, and Reception of the Doctrine "
English | ISBN: 0190071362 | 2020 | 324 pages | EPUB | 897 KB
The doctrine of "the covenant of works" arose to prominence in the late sixteenth century and quickly became a regular feature in Reformed thought. Theologians believed that when God first created man he made a covenant with him: all Adam had to do was obey God’s command to not eat from the tree of knowledge and obey God’s command to be fruitful, multiply, and subdue the earth. The reward for Adam’s obedience was profound: eternal life for him and his offspring. The consequences of his disobedience were dire: God would visit death upon Adam and his descendants. In the covenant of works, Adam was not merely an individual but served as a public person, the federal head of the human race.
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The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy

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Free Download The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy By M. B. B. Biskupski; James S. Pula; Piotr J. Wróbel
2010 | 276 Pages | ISBN: 0821418912 | EPUB | 1 MB
The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy is a series of closely integrated essays that traces the idea of democracy in Polish thought and practice. It begins with the transformative events of the mid-nineteenth century, which witnessed revolutionary developments in the socioeconomic and demographic structure of Poland, and continues through changes that marked the postcommunist era of free Poland.The idea of democracy survived in Poland through long periods of foreign occupation, the trials of two world wars, and years of Communist subjugation. Whether in Poland itself or among exiles, Polish speculation about the creation of a liberal-democratic Poland has been central to modern Polish political thought. This volume is unique in that is traces the evolution of the idea of democracy, both during the periods when Poland was an independent country-1918-1939-and during the periods of foreign occupation before 1918 through World War II and the Communist era. For those periods when Poland was not free, the volume discusses how the idea of democracy evolved among exile and underground Polish circles.This important work is the only single-volume English-language history of modern Polish democratic thought and parliamentary systems and represents the latest scholarly research by leading specialists from Europe and North America.
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Origins of the Kabbalah (Princeton Classics)

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Free Download Origins of the Kabbalah (Princeton Classics) by Gershom Scholem, edited by R. J. Zwi Werblowsky, translated by Allan Arkush
English | February 26, 2019 | ISBN: 0691182981 | True EPUB | 512 pages | 1.4 MB
With the publication of The Origins of the Kabbalah in 1950, one of the most important scholars of our century brought the obscure world of Jewish mysticism to a wider audience for the first time. A crucial work in the oeuvre of Gershom Scholem, this book details the beginnings of the Kabbalah in twelfth- and thirteenth-century southern France and Spain, showing its rich tradition of repeated attempts to achieve and portray direct experiences of God.
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