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... but what remained to be done was the mathematical description.Actually Einstein claimed to have provided both: The physical explanation and the mathematical formulation. As a matter of fact, ... taking care – at the same time – ofa related paradox of shear motion. And then, after rational thermodynamics appeared, Müller and I-Shih Liu (1943– )73 formulated the first theory of rational ... mantengano abbastanza piccole le derivate temporali delle varie grandezze in giuoco. In the result we take advantage ofthe smallness ofthe parameter IJ so that terms with squares of IJ may...
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... of classical and romantic fancy, of pagan and Christian theology, of real and fictitious history, of tragical and comic incidents, of familiar and heroic manners, and of satirical andsublime ... the ItalianMiddle Age he anticipated the Pre-Raphaelites and the modern interpreters of Dante. Here is a part of what hesays ofthe paintings in the Campo Santo at Pisa: " ;The best idea, perhaps, ... Hunt's cottage near Hampstead, whichcontains his literary declaration of faith. After speaking ofthe beauty that fills the universe, and ofthe office of Imagination to be the minister and...
... one The Character ofthe Beaver Hills A s a place name, the Beaver Hills has a long history both in common parlance and through the mapmaker’s art. Despite long standing popular use ofthe name ... became the distant Athabasca country, far to the north ofthe Saskatchewan River, and it was there that the HBC and the newly forming, if shifting, alliances of “Nor’westers” pressed each other ... 10:47 AM K 5 Fire, both natural and induced, was another factor that assisted the ancients ofthe parkland and plains in their quest for the bison. Students of anthropology and archaeology have...
... Baghdad was occasioned by the mounting chaos there and was accompanied by an inclination to assert a firmer American grip, one result of which was the selection and dispatch of Bremer.What ... unlike the Ba’ath party, was respected in parts of the Shi’ite and Sunni communities. It would also have allowed an accelerated recall of individuals and a selective recall of entire units, as the ... By the fall of 2003, the original American project for Iraq was clearly faltering. Violent resistance was rising, and most Iraqis, however unfairly, blamed Americans for the damage and wanted...
... peninsula, of that ofthe Bulgars, and ofthe formation of the Bulgarian nationality has already been described (cf. p. 26). The installation ofthe Slavs in the landsbetween the Danube, the Aegean, ... B.C. - A. D. 500 3. The Arrival ofthe Slavs in the Balkan Peninsula, A. D. 500-650BULGARIA.4. The Arrival ofthe Bulgars in the Balkan Peninsula, 600-700 5. The Early Years of Bulgaria and the Introduction ... spirit of Serbia since the accession of the The Balkans - AHistoryOf Bulgaria Serbia Greece Rumania Turkey 22 far as the Adriatic, though he remained a tributary ofthe Sultan. The same year,...