1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452426703321

Autore

Curth Louise Hill

Titolo

'A plaine and easie waie to remedie a horse' : equine medicine in early modern England / / by Louise Hill Curth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Brill, , 2013

ISBN

90-04-25770-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

History of science and medicine library, , 1872-0684 ; ; volume 41

Disciplina

636.1089

Soggetti

Horses - Diseases - Treatment - England - History

Veterinary medicine - 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

Part I. The Evolution of English Hippiatric Medicine -- Ancient Equine Medicine -- Medieval Equine Medicine -- Early Modern Equine Medicine -- Part II. Structures of Practice -- Astrology and Astrological Medicine -- Health Regimens and Preventative Medicine -- Remedial and Surgical Medicine -- Part III. The Dissemination of Knowledge -- Oral and Manuscript Culture -- Print, Authors and Owners.

Sommario/riassunto

A plaine and easie waie to remedie a horse' is the first complete text to focus exclusively on the health and illness of the most important animals in early modern England. It also follows on and further develops the subject of early modern veterinary medicine introduced by Louise Hill Curth in 'The Care of Brute Beasts: a social and cultural study of veterinary medicine in early modern England' . This book is divided into three sections which start by providing an overview of the evolution of English hippiatric medicine from ancient and medieval times into the early modern period. The second section moves on to the structures of practice which include the astrological principles between preventative, remedial and surgical medicine for horses, followed by an in-depth discussion of how such knowledge was disseminated through the oral, manuscript and print culture.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785572603321

Autore

Monteith John Lennox

Titolo

Principles of environmental physics [[electronic resource] /] / John Monteith, Mike Unsworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008

ISBN

1-283-36318-6

9786613363183

0-08-092479-4

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

UnsworthM. H

Disciplina

577/.1

Soggetti

Biophysics

Ecology

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 (p. 367-393) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Principles of Environmental Physics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Symbols; Chapter 1 The Scope of Environmental Physics; Chapter 2 Properties of Gases and Liquids; Gases and Water Vapor; Liquid; Stable Isotopes; Problems; Chapter 3 Transport of Heat, Mass, and Momentum; General Transfer Equation; Molecular Transfer Processes; Diffusion Coefficients; Problems; Chapter 4 Transport of Radiant Energy; The Origin and Nature of Radiation; Spatial Relations; Problems; Chapter 5 Radiation Environment; Solar Radiation

Attenuation of Solar Radiation in the AtmosphereSolar Radiation at the Ground; Terrestrial Radiation; Net Radiation; Problems; Chapter 6 Microclimatology of Radiation (i) Absorption, Reflection, and Transmission; Radiative Properties of Natural Materials; Problems; Chapter 7 Microclimatology of Radiation (ii) Radiation Interception by Solid Structures; Geometric Principles; Diffuse Radiation; Problems; Chapter 8 Microclimatology of Radiation (iii) Interception by Plants and Animals; Interception of Radiation by Plant Canopies; Interception of Radiation by Animal Coats; Net Radiation; Problems

Chapter 9 Momentum TransferBoundary Layers; Momentum Transfer to Natural Surfaces; Lodging and Windthrow; Problems; Chapter 10 Heat Transfer; Convection; Measurements of Convection; Conduction;



Insulation; Problems; Chapter 11 Mass Transfer (Gases and Water Vapor); Non-Dimensional Groups; Measurements of Mass Transfer; Ventilation; Mass Transfer through Pores; Coats and Clothing; Problems; Chapter 12 Mass Transfer (Particles); Steady Motion; Non-Steady Motion; Particle Deposition; Problems; Chapter 13 Steady State Heat Balance (i) Water Surfaces, Soil, and Vegetation; Heat Balance Equation

Heat Balance of ThermometersHeat Balance of Surfaces; Developments from the Penman Equation; Problems; Chapter 14 Steady State Heat Balance (ii) Animals; Heat Balance Components; The Thermo-Neutral Diagram; Specification of the Environment; Case Studies; Sheep; Problems; Chapter 15 Transient Heat Balance; Time Constant; General Cases; Heat Flow in Soil; Problems; Chapter 16 Micrometeorology (i) Turbulent Transfer, Profiles, and Fluxes; Turbulent Transfer; Flux-Gradient Methods; Methods for Indirect Measurements of Flux above Canopies; Relative Merits of Methods of Flux Measurement

Turbulent Transfer in CanopiesDensity Corrections to Flux Measurements; Problems; Chapter 17 Micrometeorology (ii) Interpretation of Measurements; Resistance Analogues; Case Studies; Transport within Canopies; Problems; References; Bibliography; Appendix A; Solutions to Selected Problems; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Environmental Physics concerns the description and analysis of physical processes that establish the conditions in which all species of life survive and reproduce. The subject involves a synthesis of mathematical relations that describe the physical nature of the environment and the many biological responses that environments evoke. Environmental Physics provides a basis for understanding the complex responses of plants and animals to environmental change.International concern with climate change has made both politicans and the general public much more aware of the impac