Nonlinear Autonomous Oscillations / Minoru Urabe

• Record Nr.: UNINA990002551620403321
• Autore: Urabe, Minoru
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : Academic Press, 1967
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 330 p. ; 24 cm
• Collana: Mathematics in science and engineering ; 34
• Disciplina: 510
• Locazione: MAS
• Collocazione: MXV-B-30
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

A cabinet of Greek curiosities : strange tales and surprising facts from the cradle of western civilization / / J.C. McKeown

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971844403321
• Autore: McKeown J. C
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, UK, : Oxford University Press, c2013
• ISBN: 0-19-998212-0; 1-299-45686-3; 0-19-998211-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 pages ) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 938
• Soggetti: Classical antiquities; Greece Social life and customs; Greece Civilization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Food and drink -- Children and education -- Women -- Sex -- Animals -- Athens -- Sparta -- Alexander the Great -- Greeks at sea -- Greeks and barbarians -- Athletics -- Homer -- Drama -- Spectators and critics -- Books and papyri -- Philosophers -- Mathematics -- Science and technology -- Art -- Tourists and tourist attractions -- Religion, superstition, and magic -- Prophecy -- Words and expressions -- The soros.
• Sommario/riassunto: Like its whimsical predecessor, A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities collects an assortment of peculiar facts and amusing anecdotes from the culture of Ancient Greece.