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UNINA990004226880403321 |
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Stevenson, Robert Louis <1850-1894> |
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St. Ives / Robert Louis Stevenson ; introduction by Ernest Rhys |
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London : Dent |
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New York : Dutton, 1939 |
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[Repr.] |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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UNINA9910701040103321 |
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Titolo |
Report on the state of development, availability, evaluation, and future use of test kits for the measurement of lead in paint [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by W. F. Gutknecht ... [and others] |
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Research Triangle Park, NC : , : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, , [2006] |
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1 online resource (vii, 56 pages) : illustrations |
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Lead - Environmental aspects |
Lead based paint - Testing |
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Monografia |
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Title from PDF title screen (viewed Mar. 6, 2012). |
"RTI International." |
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"October 2006." |
"EPA 600/R-10/068." |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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UNINA9910784085903321 |
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Autore |
Crump Thomas |
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The Japanese numbers game [[electronic resource] ] : the use and understanding of numbers in modern Japan / / Thomas Crump |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1992 |
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1-134-93558-7 |
0-203-31810-2 |
1-280-33160-7 |
0-203-03897-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series |
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Symbolism in folklore - Japan |
Numerals |
Symbolism of numbers - Japan |
Japan Civilization 1945- |
Japan Social life and customs |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-201) and index. |
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Cover; The Japanese numbers game: The use and understanding of numbers in modern Japan; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; General editor's preface; Preface; 1 The numerical paradox; 2 Numbers in the written and spoken language; 3 Alternative number systems; 4 The culture of numbers; 5 What's in a Japanese name?; 6 Fortune-telling; 7 Time; 8 The spatial world of numbers; 9 The Japanese abacus; 10 Games-ancient and modern; 11 The ecology of numbers-past and present; Notes; References; Index |
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An almost obsessional use of numbers characterizes Japanese popular culture. A wide variety of numerical formulae and strategies provide the means for explaining events and solving problems occurring in |
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everyday life. These include such matters as the choice of the name for a child, ranking in almost any game or sport, the diagnosis and cure of illness or the decision to accept a new job. This text provides a general study of the field of Japanese popular numeracy. It introduces the reader to a world of numbers in which fortune-telling, the abacus and games involving numbers, as well as cur |
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