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    Pressurization, Physics, and the Lethal Engineering Hubris of Early Commercial Aviation, 1952–1954

    The De Havilland Comet was an absolute marvel of British engineering—the world's first commercial jetliner, promising to shrink the globe with unprecedented speed. But within a year of its triumphant launch, the planes began spontaneously exploding mid-flight in the clear blue sky, plummeting into the Mediterranean Sea without warning. The culprit was not sabotage or pilot error, but a devastating ... Read more

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  • The Gravity of Feathers

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    When the last 36 inhabitants of St Kilda, 40 miles west of the Scottish Hebrides, were evacuated in 1930, the archipelago at ‘the edge of the world’ lost its permanent population after five millennia.It has long been accepted that the islanders’ failure to adapt to the modern world was its demise. Andrew Fleming overturns the traditional view. Unafraid of highlighting dark times, he shows how they ... Read more

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  • St Kilda and the Wider World

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    Forty miles out into the Atlantic from the western isles of Scotland lies the archipelago of St Kilda. Home to human populations for more than 4000 years, the islands inhabitants were evacuated from the main island in 1930 leaving it as a haven for wildlife, a tourist destination and workplace for those studying and monitoring the islands ecology and its radar station built in the 1950s. Many of ... Read more

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  • The Gravity of Feathers

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  • The Dartmoor Reaves

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    First published in 1988, The Dartmoor Reaves is a classic story of archaeological fieldwork and discovery, and a winner of the Archaeological Book Award. This major new edition adds both color illustrations and two substantial new chapters to the original groundbreaking text, which revolutionized our understanding of Britain's prehistoric landscapes.Dartmoor has long been known for the richness of ... Read more

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  • Design, Modeling and Control of Nanopositioning Systems

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  • Histories, Memories and Representations of being Young in the First World War

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    Series series Medicine (R0)
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  • Disorders of the Hand

    Volume 4: Swelling, Tumours, Congenital Hand Defects and Surgical Techniques

    Series series Medicine (R0)
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