Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula

Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula
Author: José Chabás
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2000
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780871699022

Abraham Zacut (1452-1515) of Salamanca was an outstanding intellectual figure in the Spanish Jewish community on the eve of the expulsion in 1492. His scientific work began in the 1470s, & continued in exile, in Portugal, N. Africa, & ultimately in Jerusalem. This monograph focuses on some of his important contributions to astronomy, namely, those that appear in the book published in Leiria, Portugal, in 1496, generally known as the "Almanach Perpetuum"; this publication is to be distinguished from "ha-Hibbur ha-gadol" ("The Great Composition") that Zacut composed in Hebrew in 1478. Indeed, one of the findings in the course of research for this vol. is that these are distinct works. Bibliography. Charts & tables.

The Challenge of Safeguards in the WTO

The Challenge of Safeguards in the WTO
Author: Fernando Piérola
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2014-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 110707178X

This practical text on the handling of investigations and safeguards includes a comprehensive historical and conceptual overview.

Guillaume Du Fay

Guillaume Du Fay
Author: Alejandro Enrique Planchart
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1313
Release: 2018-09-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1108547702

This volume explores the work of one of medieval music's most important figures, and in so doing presents an extended panorama of musical life in Europe at the end of the middle ages. Guillaume Du Fay rose from obscure beginnings to become the most significant composer of the fifteenth century, a man courted by kings and popes, and this study of his life and career provides a detailed examination of his entire output, including a number of newly discovered works. As well as offering musical analysis, this volume investigates his close association with the Cathedral of Cambrai, and explores how, at a time when music was becoming increasingly professionalised, Du Fay forged his own identity as 'a composer'. This detailed biography will be highly valuable for those interested in the history of medieval and church music, as well as for scholars of Du Fay's musical legacy.

Tibetan Nation

Tibetan Nation
Author: Warren Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2019-07-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000612287

This detailed history offers the most comprehensive account available of Tibetan nationalism, Sino-Tibetan relations, and the issue of Tibetan self-determination. Warren Smith explores Tibet's ethnic and national origins, the birth of the Tibetan state, the Buddhist state and its relations with China, Tibet's quest for independence, and the Chinese takeover of Tibet after 1950. Focusing especially on post-1950 Tibet under Chinese Communist rule, Smith analyzes Marxist-Leninist and Chinese Communist Party nationalities theory and policy, their application in Tibet, and the consequent rise of Tibetan nationalism. Concluding that the essence of the Tibetan issue is self-determination, Smith bolsters his argument with a comprehensive analysis of modern Tibetan and Chinese political histories.

Talent Abroad: A Review of Romanian Emigrants

Talent Abroad: A Review of Romanian Emigrants
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2019-07-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9264880127

This review provides the first comprehensive portrait of the Romanian diaspora in OECD countries. By profiling Romanian emigrants, this review aims to strengthen knowledge about this community and thus help to consolidate the relevance of the policies deployed by Romania towards its emigrants.

Family History Research

Family History Research
Author: Patrick Delaforce
Publisher: Regency Press (London & New York)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1983
Genre: Genealogy
ISBN: 9780721206882

This is a "how to" book on genealogy, but it includes a lot of the research the author has done on the Delaforce family.

Geometric Analysis and Function Spaces

Geometric Analysis and Function Spaces
Author: Steven George Krantz
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821889251

This book brings into focus the synergistic interaction between analysis and geometry by examining a variety of topics in function theory, real analysis, harmonic analysis, several complex variables, and group actions. Krantz's approach is motivated by examples, both classical and modern, which highlight the symbiotic relationship between analysis and geometry. Creating a synthesis among a host of different topics, this book is useful to researchers in geometry and analysis and may be of interest to physicists, astronomers, and engineers in certain areas. The book is based on lectures presented at an NSF-CBMS Regional Conference held in May 1992.