Glass of the Roman world / / edited by Justine Bayley, Ian Freestone and Caroline Jackson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460565203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, [England] ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Oxbow Books, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-78297-777-5; 1-78297-775-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 666.10937
• Soggetti: Glass - Rome; Glass manufacture - Rome; Glassware, Roman; Glassware industry - Rome; Material culture - Rome; Electronic books.; Rome Antiquities Congresses; Rome Social life and customs Congresses; Rome Commerce Congresses; Rome Economic conditions Congresses
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "These 18 papers by renowned international scholars include studies of glass from Europe and the Near East."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements; Contributors; Preface; Introduction: Jennifer Price and her contribution to the study of Roman glass; Jennifer Price Publications; 1. Primary glass workshops in GraecoRomanEgypt: Preliminary report on the excavations of the site ofBeni Salama,Wadi Natrun (2003, 2005-9); 2. The Hambach glass production in the late Roman period; 3. A Gazetteer of glass working sites in Roman London; 4. Provenance studies and Roman glass; 5. The pontil in the Roman world: A preliminary survey; 6. Composition, technology and production of coloured glasses from Roman mosaic vessels; 7. Roman glass from East to West8. Mould-blownbeakers with figurative scenes: New data on Narbonensis province; 9. Roman and later glass from the Fezzan; 10. Some exceptional glass vessels from Caesarea Maritima; 11. Glass in the domestic space: Contextual analysis of Late Roman glass assemblages from Ephesus and Petra; 12. A Roman dionysiac cameo glass vase; 13. An unusual mould-blownbeaker from Barzan, southwestFrance; 14. Flat glass from Butrint and its surrounding areas, Albania; 15. Two wooden glazing bars found in Vindonissa (Switzerland) from the collection of the Swiss National Museum; 16. The re-useof Roman glass fragments17. Roman enamels and enamelling; 18. Beyond the Channel! That's quite a different matter. A comparison of Roman black glass from Britannia,Gallia Belgica and Germania Inferior

Androids and intelligent networks in early modern literature and culture : artificial slaves / / Kevin LaGrandeur

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462814503321
• Autore: LaGrandeur Kevin
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-283-94231-3; 0-203-09697-5; 1-136-22074-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; ; 22
• Disciplina: 809/.93356
• Soggetti: English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism; Machine theory in literature; Androids in literature; Technology and civilization - England - History; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Artificial slaves: intelligent tools/ rebellious agents -- Real human automata from the pre-empirical era -- Whole bodies: alchemy, cabala, ; and the embodiment of force -- Body parts: talking brass heads, dangerous knowledge, and Robert Greene's plays -- Prospero's ethereal prosthesis -- Doctor Faustus: losing control of the servant network -- Points of contact between artificial servants of yesterday and today.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the creation and use of artificially made humanoid servants and servant networks by fictional and non-fictional scientists of the early modern period. Beginning with an investigation of the roots of artificial servants, humanoids, and automata from earlier times, LaGrandeur traces how these literary representations coincide with a surging interest in automata and experimentation, and how they blend with the magical science that preceded the empirical era. In the instances that this book considers, the idea of the artificial factotum is connected with an emotional paradox:

Mobile radio network design in the VHF and UHF bands [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / Adrian W. Graham, Nicholas C. Kirkman, Peter M. Paul

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143589103321
• Autore: Graham Adrian W
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley, 2007
• ISBN: 1-280-73997-5; 9786610739974; 0-470-05912-5; 0-470-05911-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (423 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KirkmanNicholas C; PaulPeter M
• Disciplina: 621.3845
• Soggetti: Wireless communication systems; Shortwave radio; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Mobile Radio Network Design in the VHF and UHF Bands; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Glossary; PART ONE; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Mobile Radio Network Design in the Modern World; 1.2 Network Stakeholders; 1.3 Spectrum Coexistence; 1.4 The Network Design Activity; 1.5 Project Resources; 1.6 Validation and Verification; 1.7 Evolving Needs; 1.8 A Practical Approach, Not the Practical Approach; 2. Spectrum and Standards; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 International Spectrum Management; 2.2.1 The International Telecommunications Union; 2.2.2 ICAO; 2.3 Regional Bodies; 2.3.1 CEPT; 2.3.2 CITEL; 2.3.3 Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications2.3.4 Asia-Pacific Telecommunity; 2.3.5 Gulf Cooperation Council; 2.3.6 African Telecommunications Union; 2.3.7 National Bodies; 2.4 Other Useful Bodies; 2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.2 ETSI; 2.4.3 COST; 2.4.4 IEEE; 2.4.5 IET; 2.4.6 NTIS; 2.4.7 NTIA and ITS; 3. Mobile Radio Technologies; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Mobile Radio Network Users and Networks; 3.3 Types of Mobile Network; 3.4 Direct Mode; 3.5 Single Site; 3.6 Simulcast; 3.7 Trunked Radio Systems; 3.8 Cellular Systems; 3.9 Composite Systems; 3.10 Other Approaches; 3.11 Fixed and Mobile Convergence4. The Mobile Environment Part 1: Propagation Mechanisms and Modelling; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum; 4.3 Propagation Mechanisms at VHF and UHF; 4.3.1 Distance; 4.3.2 Reflection; 4.3.3 Scattering; 4.3.4 Refraction; 4.3.5 Diffraction; 4.3.6 Absorption; 4.4 Introduction to Propagation Modelling; 4.5 Point-to-Area Models; 4.5.1 General Properties of Point-to-Area Models; 4.5.2 ITU-R P.370 and ITU-R P.1546; 4.5.3 Okumura-Hata, COST 231 Hata and Other Point-to-Area Models; 4.5.4 IF-77 and ITU-R P.528 Models; 4.5.5 Other Point-to-Area Models; 4.6 Point-to-Point Models4.6.1 General Properties of Point-to-Point Models; 4.6.2 Bullington Method; 4.6.3 Epstein-Peterson Method; 4.6.4 Edwards and Durkin Method; 4.6.5 Deygout Method; 4.6.6 ITU-R P.526 Model; 4.7 Hybrid Models; 4.8 Radio Clutter in Propagation Models; 4.9 Tuning Propagation Models; 4.10 Factors in Model Selection; 4.10.1 Introduction; 4.10.2 Frequency Range; 4.10.3 Link Length; 4.10.4 Radio Environment; 4.10.5 Antenna Height; 4.10.6 The Application; 4.10.7 Available Data; 4.11 Abnormal Propagation Conditions; 4.12 Propagation Model Summary; References and Further Reading; 5. The Mobile Environment Part 2: Fading, Margins and Link Budgets5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Statistics Relevant for Fading; 5.1.2 Lognormal Distribution; 5.1.3 Rayleigh Distribution; 5.1.4 Ricean Distribution; 5.1.5 Other Statistical Distributions; 5.2 Slow Fading; 5.2.1 Slow Fading (Shadowing) Mechanisms; 5.2.2 Slow Fading and Propagation Model; 5.3 Fast Fading; 5.3.1 Fast Fading Mechanisms; 5.4 Receiver Antenna Environment - Body Loss and Other Factors; 5.5 Elements of a Radio Link; 5.5.1 Generic Link Diagram; 5.5.2 Nominal Power; 5.5.3 Feeder and Connector Losses; 5.5.4 Tuning Units, Amplifiers and Combiners
• Sommario/riassunto: An essential element of radio technology and propagation is how to use radio technology and knowledge of radio propagation to design a network that meets the needs of customers. Mobile Radio Network Design in the VHF and UHF Bands provides the technical and fundamental knowledge required for advanced mobile radio network design to achieve this in terms that the engineer will understand, and augments this with essential information gleaned from the authors' extensive experience in mobile radio network design. In this book you will find out how some of the most highly-regarded radio ne