Eyewitness Flag
Discover the story of flags and banners -- their history, their meanings and how they are used.
Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the history of flags around the world. Superb color photographs give the reader a unique "eyewitness" insight into the story of flags -- from the earliest heraldic banners to the national flags of today. See the flag of a Chinese pirate ship, the banners of medieval knights and the standards of modern generals, the flags of the French and Russian revolutions, and the national flags of 160 different countries. Learn how to signal by semaphore, how to hoist a flag, why stars and stripes features in the American flag, how flags were hoisted on the Moon and at the South Pole, and how fascinating ceremonies connected with flags have evolved. Discover how Britain's Union Jack has changed over the years, the story behind the Japanese "rising sun," when a flag is flown as half mast, why many Dutch flags feature a picture of a hat on the end of a pole, what the stars on the Australian flag represent, and much, much more!
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science Vol.1-6 (2004) 3rd ed.
The “Gale Encyclopedia of Science” is written at a level somewhere between the introductory sources and the highly technical texts currently available. This six-volume set covers all major areas of science and engineering, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Alphabetically arranged entries provide a user-friendly format that makes the broad scope of information easy to access and decipher. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific areas and, in some cases, define terms.
Added by: jaybeere | Karma: 320.01 | Fiction literature | 29 August 2007
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Fairy Tales by Wilhelm Hauff (Rare Book Collection)
A collection of eleven fairy tales in English, written by Wilhelm Hauff, illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon, and published by E. Nister circa 1910 in New York.
* The Story Of Caliph Stork
* Fatima's Rescue
* The Story Of Little Mouk
* The Story Of The False Prince
* The Dwarf Long-Nose
* Abner, The Jew Who Saw Nothing
* The Story Of Almansor
* The Story Of The Florin
* The Cold Heart
* The Adventures Of Said
* The Cavern Of Steenfoll: A Scottish Legend
One of the true classics of English literature, here are the adventures of Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and Toad. Grahame’s idyllic world is as fresh now as when they first discovered his enchanting tales—of Ratty sculling his boat on the River, Badger grumpily entertaining his friends in his comfortable underground home, and the exasperating Toad being driven into one tangle after another by his obsession with motor cars.
For pure theatrics and spectacle, Hollywood celebrities have nothing on the denizens of the heavens. Stars are born, live and die in fiery and fascinating ways - ways that we have only recently been able to study in greater detail, like so many swarming paparazzi, using the long-range lenses created by improved techniques and new, sharper observatories.
In this special edition from
Scientific American, we invite you to forget about everyday life to spend some time with the stars. In the pages that follow, you'll find the latest gossip on the glitterati, written by the astronomer shutterbugs themselves. -
The Editors
