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Winemaking: Fermenting, Pressing, Bottling, and Aging: An Introduction to Oenology

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Report copyright infringementby Karl Yendell (Author)Oenology (enology in American English) is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking except vine-growing and grape-harvesting, which form a subfield called viticulture. "Viticulture and oenology" is a common designation for training programmes and research centres that include both the "outdoors" and "indoors" aspects of wine production. An expert in the field of oenology is known as an oenologist. Number of Pa...

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Report copyright infringementby Sheldon Dobrzykowski (Author)Advanced Topics in Satellite Meteorology and Remote Sensing by Sheldon Dobrzykowski Number of Pages: 182 Dimensions: 0.39 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: December 10, 2015

Wireless & Electrical Cyclopedia: Catalog No. 20, 1918, Electro Importing Company

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Report copyright infringementby Larry Steckler (Editor), Hugo Gernsback (Author)Recreation of a 1918 Radio and Parts Catalog for the wireless experimenter. Chock full of all the state-of-the-art devices of that period. You will find items like: complete wireless receiving and sending sets; variable condensers, minerals and crystals, wireless code chart, chromic plunge battery dynamos, Tesla transformer, omnigraph, boy's toys, chemicals, and much much more. It's like taking a time machine in t...

Power Electronics: Modeling, Analysis and Measurements: Vol. 2

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Report copyright infringementby Slobodan Cuk (Author)Power Electronics: Modelling, Analysis and Measurements This volume 2 provides papers published by Caltech Power Electronics Group It summarizes the development of modelling and analysis methods culminating in the formulation of the general State-Space Averaging Method as well as accompanying measurement techniques. The Cuk converter covered in all four volumes was the key motivation owing to its floating capacitor and respective capacitive...

Instagram: Instagram Blackbook: Everything You Need To Know About Instagram For Business and Personal - Ultimate Instagram Marketing Book

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Report copyright infringementby J. Holmes (Author)Put the Power of Instagram to Work for You! Are you ready to create an Instagram account? Do you want to create a popular and profitable Instagram presence? Would you like to use Instagram to spread the word about your business? When you read Instagram Black Book: Everything You Need to Know about Instagram for Business and Personal - Ultimate Instagram Marketing Book, you'll learn about how Instagram got its start - and how you can get starte...

The Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series: Module 01 Introduction To

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Report copyright infringementby United States Navy (Author)The Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series (NEETS) was developed for use by personnel in many electrical- and electronic-related Navy ratings. Written by, and with the advice of, senior technicians in these ratings, this series provides beginners with fundamental electrical and electronic concepts through self-study. The presentation of this series is not oriented to any specific rating structure, but is divided into modules...

Build Your Own Hot-Air Balloon: Volume II - Materials, Equipment & Suppliers

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Report copyright infringementby Robert J. Rechs (Author), F. Marc de Piolenc (Editor), Eagle Balloons (Author)This is volume II, Materials, Equipment and Suppliers of the four-volume set Building Your Own Hot-Air Balloon, containing a bill of materials, detailed information on materials and equipment to be obtained, and their sources. Number of Pages: 206 Dimensions: 0.44 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 10, 2016

Sukhoi Aircraft: A Reference for All Models

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Report copyright infringementby Elena Yemelyan (Author), Yuri Mechislav (Author)The Sukhoi company (JSC) is a major Russian aircraft manufacturer, headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, and designs both civilian and military aircraft. This is a useful reference for all models developed by Sukhoi. Including history, production, specifications, development, capabilities and much more. (Military, Experimental Aircraft, Reference) Number of Pages: 2...

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Report copyright infringementby Bureau Of Naval Personnel (Author)This book, written primarily for the welding phase of the Aviation Structural Mechanic rating, deals with both oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding. The section devoted to the oxyacetylene method begins with an introduction to fundamental equipment, and is followed by practical instructions in welding techniques. Ensuing chapters deal with oxyacetylene cutting, brazing, soldering, and hand forging. The second section deals wi...

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Report copyright infringementby Bureau Of Naval Personnel (Author)This study begins with an introduction to and history of aircraft hydraulics, and proceeds with a discussion of the basic principles of hydraulically actuated mechanisms. The Aviation Structural Mechanic is then directed to the elementary phase of hydraulic fluids and fittings. Ensuing sections include discussions of line maintenance and trouble shooting, and the book concludes with a chapter on hydraulic automatic pilots. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Roy Kistner (Author)This publication guides the do it yourselfer through the basic steps to start building your own home. How to choose the right plan, the right property, how to secure funding for your project and things to look out for when hiring subcontractors. Number of Pages: 26 Dimensions: 0.07 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: December 22, 2015

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Report copyright infringementby Jane Gossling (Editor), Branko Balsic (Illustrator), Johannes Vaananen (Author)A true story of development of the modern smart phone, told by the inventor himself. Today's iPhones and Androids were not born out of thin air; all their key elements were introduced years earlier by MyOrigo, a small European tech startup. This book tells what really happened, and how many of the famous iPhone features were actually invented. "As a retired US trial judge who knows v...

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Report copyright infringementby Jayanta Kumar Ghosh Ph. D. (Author)The objective of this book is to provide insights into understanding GPS Surveying and positioning concisely in a systematic manner. The book contains six chapters, one annexure followed by bibliography. The first chapter aims at introducing Global Positioning System (GPS) for land surveying. It starts with a brief history of development of NAVSTAR (NAVigational System for Timing And Ranging) GPS followed by advantages of GPS ...

The Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series: Module 07 Introduction To

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Report copyright infringementby United States Navy (Author)Introduction to Solid-State Devices and Power Supplies, is similar to module 6, but it is in reference to solid-state devices. Number of Pages: 228 Dimensions: 0.48 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 13, 2016

The Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series Module 08 Introduction To A

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Report copyright infringementby United States Navy (Author)Introduction to Amplifiers, covers amplifiers. Number of Pages: 138 Dimensions: 0.3 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 13, 2016

The Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series: Module 11 Microwave Princi

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Report copyright infringementby United States Navy (Author)Microwave Principles, explains microwave oscillators, amplifiers, and waveguides. Number of Pages: 150 Dimensions: 0.32 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 25, 2016

A Practical Approach to Environmental Compliance: a Blueprint for Environmental Managers

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Report copyright infringementby Norman S. Wei (Author)This is a PRACTICAL book on how to stay in compliance with environmental regulations. The book focuses on the 5 key skills that an effective environmental manager must have. These are: knowledge of the regulations, ability to work with agencies, knows how to hire and fire consultants, knows how to communicate ideas to others and understand how environmental laws are enforced.Author BiographyNorman Wei is an environmental consultant, instru...

Sensemaking: A Structure for an Intelligence Revolution

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Report copyright infringementby David T. Moore (Author)"Sensemaking" is the inaugural book in our new series, titled The A. Denis Clift Series on the Intelligence Profession. The Clift Series will present original research on intelligence analysis and the teaching of intelligence. Sensemaking, whereby intelligence professionals would work with executive decisionmakers to explain data that are "sparse, noisy, and uncertain," requires an interpreter and experienced champion to bring about a pra...

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Report copyright infringementby F. H. King (Author)Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan is a book of Asian farming. We have not yet gathered up the experience of mankind in the tilling of the earth; yet the tilling of the earth is the bottom condition of civilization. If we are to assemble all the forces and agencies that make for the final conquest of the planet, we must assuredly know how it is that all the peoples in all the places have met the p...

Operating Principles of Semiconductor Devices

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Report copyright infringementby Shamus McNamara (Author)Electronic components made out of semiconductors surround us in our daily lives. Semiconductor devices are used in computers, hand-held devices, and cell phones. They are also used to control the power in refrigerators, ovens, and dish-washers. They are used extensively in the cars we drive, the trains we ride in, and the airplanes we fly in. Semiconductor devices are also the principle component of solar panels on our homes. In short, s...

Lead-Mining Towns of Southwest Wisconsin

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Report copyright infringementby Carol March McLernon (Author)East of the Mississippi River, and just north of the Illinois-Wisconsin border, the soil was once fertile with huge deposits of lead and zinc. White men discovered these riches in the early 1800s, well before Wisconsin became a state in 1848. Miners, farmers, and merchants flocked to the region, some bringing along their families. Towns with names like Snake Digs, Cottonwood, and Etna grew very rapidly. Roads, bridges, and railroad ...

Maryland State Fair: Celebrating 125 Years

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Report copyright infringementby Paige Horine (Author)According to Gov. Robert L. Ehrich Jr., "[The Maryland State Fair] is an annual opportunity as Marylanders to come together to celebrate the history, tradition, and charm of our State during the best days of summer." The Maryland State Fair has continued the tradition of delighting Marylanders near and far since the late 1800s. Hosting governors to 4-H'ers, farm animals to farm hands, home arts to computer arts, the fair has always promised...

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy L. Parks (Author)Constructed between 1956 and 1966 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River was a project of immense proportions. Even before the non-stop pouring of 5 million yards of concrete began, much work had to be accomplished. The town of Page, Arizona was established on a windswept mesa to house workers and their families, and the 1,028-foot Glen Canyon Bridge was built to carry men, materials, and equip...

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Report copyright infringementby Shawn Royall (Author)The story of firefighting in Charlotte is a tale of explosive growth and change that dates back to its humble beginnings in 1887. The city of Charlotte credits expansion to several events, including the gold rush of the 1830s, the railroad expansion of the 1860s, and the textile boom of the 1880s. During the textile boom, the volunteer firefighters protecting Charlotte and Mecklenburg County could no longer adequately protect the growing ci...

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara C. Ulrich (Author)In 1923, Kansas governor Johnathan Davis traveled to Hutchinson to dedicate Emerson Carey's new rock salt mine whose shaft provided access to an ancient salt bed 650 feet under the earth's surface. The Carey Salt Mine, advertised as "the most modern in the world," served as a companion to Carey's already-existing evaporation plants. Miners used the newest technology to blast and crush the mineral into gravel and haul it to the surface ...

United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge

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Report copyright infringementby Erika L. Quesenbery (Author)After the federal government purchased the Tome School for Boys in the northeasternmost county of Maryland in 1941, more than 1,200 acres were cleared for the United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge. Preparing 350,000 sailors for battle in World War II, Bainbridge became a city in itself, with a PX, officer's club, chapel, post office, drill fields, indoor pools, and hospital. Because of the training center, Cecil County's po...

Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition

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Report copyright infringementby Linda P. Gross (Author), Theresa R. Snyder (Author)Held in Philadelphia from May 10 through October 10, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition celebrated the 100th anniversary of American independence. Philadelphia hosted 37 nations in five main buildings and 250 additional structures on 285 acres of land. The celebration looked backward to commemorate the progress made over the 100-year period, and it announced to the world that American invention and innovation was o...

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Report copyright infringementby Raymond A. Wolf (Author)In 1772, portions of Providence received water through a system of hollowed out logs. By 1869, seventeen years after Zachariah Allen campaigned for a public water supply, the public voted in favor of introducing water into the city from the Pawtuxet River in Cranston. By 1900, it was clear that more, purer water was needed. A public law was approved on April 21, 1915, creating the Providence Water Supply Board and granting the power to c...

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Report copyright infringementby Wendy A. Rejan (Author)The U.S. Army established Fort Monmouth in June 1917, just a few months after Congress declared war on Germany. It initially served as a signal training camp for the First and Second Reserve Telegraph Battalions. The first camp, on the grounds of the old Monmouth Park racetrack, was named Camp Little Silver. The army renamed the camp Fort Monmouth in 1925 to honor the brave Americans who died at the Revolutionary War battle of Monmouth Co...

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Report copyright infringementby Toni Faria (Author), The Burlington Historical Society (Author), Lee Callahan (Foreword by)Burlington, settled in 1642 and incorporated in 1799, began as a quiet farming community. For the first 100 years after the town's founding, no fire department existed, and by 1900, many important buildings had tragically been lost to fires. The loss of these historic landmarks prompted the beginning of a group of volunteer firefighters that protected the town until the f...

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy P. Portzline (Author)In 1922, the first radio station in Harrisburg, WBAK, was owned by the Pennsylvania State Police. By 1925, three more stations were added to the local lineup. By 1953, Harrisburg had two television stations within the city limits--WHP-TV and WTPA. WKBO was the city's Top 40 leader in the 1970s. In 1985, album rocker FM104 became WINK 104, skyrocketing almost overnight into one of the highest-rated stations in Harrisburg history. Thr...

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Report copyright infringementby Anthony Gero (Author), Roger Sturcke (Author)Dedicated to the state's citizen soldiers, New York State National Guard reveals the sweeping vista of the often turbulent years from 1860 to 1960. This exciting history documents the faces, dress, and overall activity of New York's militia and National Guard with compelling images that have rarely, if ever, been publicly viewed. The book sets forth a century of photographic evidence and reliable narrative, making it...