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The second of Britain's four-engined bombers to enter frontline service, Handley Page's Halifax has lived in the shadow of Avro's superb Lancaster.

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The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering - in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. This book looks at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance.

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Graphs, maps, stats, and diagrams: this collection of infographics explores the development of visual communication in the big data age. Over 400 exemplary graphics-ranging from journalism to art, government to education-are accompanied by essays tracing the evolving art form and descriptions explaining each project.

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Celebrates the first 100 years of the Local Government Engineers' Association of NSW, a steadfast advocate for both its members and the broader community.

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After genetic engineering, nanotechnology may well prove to be the 21st century's great leap forward in scientific knowledge. This book explains the emergent technology and explores the possibilities for its application. Australian title.

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IFED is sponsored and organized by the Five-University Consortium on Uncertainty, Risk and Decision Making in Engineering. Forums provide an opportunity to share developments, and to stimulate new initiatives in engineering decision making and risk analysis for engineering systems. This volume comprises original research papers.

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Offers an introduction to the history of the toilet, tracing its development from the primitive - and very smelly - privy maiden to a one-piece, all-ceramic WC.

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Beginners Manual on HVA/C-R
This Hand Book is a tool for the beginner to comprehend. The What`s and the why`s are displayed in detail.
It makes this Subject simple.

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Follows the service of the Crusader from its launch in 1957, throughout the Cuban missile crisis and the Vietnam War. The comprehensive text includes pilots explainng the tactics used in fighter, bomber and recce sorties and there are detailed spreads on uniforms worn by RF-8 pilots.

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A book for anyone interested in the relationship between technology and society and how the global market is organised. Standardisation forms part of a wider national technical infrastructure that includes measurement, calibration, testing, accreditation and standardisation.

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Shows the growth of iron making from the Middle Ages, covering the importation of blast-furnace methods in the fifteenth century, the adoption of coke as a fuel in the eighteenth century, and the invention of mass-produced steel in the nineteenth century.

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The village pump was once the focal point of rural life, providing the only water supply to communities and offering a place in town squares and village greens for people to come together. This book focuses on the history of the village pump, exploring the different designs that existed and shedding light on the communities that relied upon them.

From the invention of eyeglasses to the Internet, this three-volume set examines the pivotal effects that inventions have had on society, providing a fascinating history of technology and innovations in the United States from the earliest colonization by Europeans to the present.

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The new book from the award-winning SUNDAY TIMES journalist Brian Appleyard. This is a spirited exploration of cars and their cultural impact throughout their petrol or diesel-driven 150 years

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The physical model is an important communication tool for architects

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The new book from the award-winning SUNDAY TIMES journalist Brian Appleyard. This is a spirited exploration of cars and their cultural impact throughout their petrol or diesel-driven 150 years