1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786867203321

Autore

Gillespie R (Richard)

Titolo

The great Melbourne telescope [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Gillespie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Melbourne, : Museum Victoria, 2011

ISBN

1-921833-31-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

522

522/.2

Soggetti

Telescopes - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.) - History

Astronomers - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.) - History

Astronomy - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.) - History

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. 164-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; CHAPTER ONE The Southern Telescope; CHAPTER TWO This Noble Object; CHAPTER THREE Engineering Masterpiece; CHAPTER FOUR Controversy; CHAPTER FIVE The Telescope at Work; CHAPTER SIX The Telescope in the City; CHAPTER SEVEN Rebirth; TELESCOPE TYPES; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Erected at Melbourne Observatory in 1869, the telescope was the second largest in the world, designed to explore the nature of the nebulae in the southern skies. Richard Gillespie, head of the History and Technology department at the Melbourne museum has written an entertaining account of the telescope's extraordinary history and tells the story through an amazing cast of characters whose lives intersected with the telescope.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778326103321

Titolo

Handbook of sealant technology / / edited by K.L. Mittal, A. Pizzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2009

ISBN

0-429-19143-X

1-282-29401-6

9786612294013

1-4200-0863-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (556 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MittalK. L. <1945->

PizziA <1946-> (Antonio)

Disciplina

620.1/99

620.199

Soggetti

Sealing compounds

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

section 1. General -- section 2. Testing and durability of sealants and sealed joints -- section 3. Various types of sealants and their applications.

Sommario/riassunto

Sealing is an age-old problem that dates back to our earliest attempts to create a more comfortable living environment. Prehistoric people used natural sealants such as earth, loam, grass, and reeds to protect the interior of their homes against the weather. Today's applications extend to a myriad of uses. The Handbook of Sealant Technology provides an in-depth examination of sealants, reviewing their historical developments and fundamentals, adhesion theories and properties, and today's wide range of applications.Featuring contributions from international aca