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UNISA990000062290203316 |
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Autore |
GIANI, Gian Paolo |
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Rock slope stability analysis / Gian Paolo Giani |
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Rotterdam [etc.] : A.A.Balkema, copyr. 1992 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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XII, 361 p. : ill. ; 26 cm |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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UNINA9910460372603321 |
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Autore |
Weinstein Galina |
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General relativity conflict and rivalries : Einstein's polemics with physicists / / by Galina Weinstein |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (438 p.) |
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General relativity (Physics) - History |
Communication in physics |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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This book focuses on Albert Einstein and his interactions with, and responses to, various scientists, both famous and lesser-known. It takes as its starting point that the discussions between Einstein and other scientists all represented a contribution to the edifice of general relativity and relativistic cosmology. These scientists with whom Einstein implicitly or explicitly interacted form a complicated web of collaboration, which this study explores, focusing on their implicit and explicit responses to Einstein's work. This analysis uncovers latent undercurrents, indiscernible to other appr |
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UNINA9910778123503321 |
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Autore |
French Francis |
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In the shadow of the moon [[electronic resource] ] : a challenging journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 / / Francis French and Colin Burgess ; with a foreword by Walter Cunningham |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2007 |
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1-281-09214-2 |
9786611092146 |
0-8032-0984-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (448 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Space flight to the moon |
Astronautics - United States - History - 20th century |
Space race - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-425). |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Gemini Raises the Bar; 2. A Rendezvous in Space; 3. The Ballet of Weightlessness; 4. The Risk Stuff; 5. The Astronaut Enigma; 6. Starting Over; 7. Leaving the Good Earth; 8. A Test Pilot's Dream; 9. The Highest Mountain; Epilogue; References |
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Tells the story of the exciting and challenging years in space flight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic struggle to land one of their |
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own people on the moon. This book explores the inspirations, ambitions, personalities, and experiences of the select few whose driving ambition was to fly to the moon. |
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