1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996392674703316

Autore

Fairfax Thomas Fairfax, Baron, <1612-1671.>

Titolo

Two letters from His Excellency Sr. Thomas Fairfax [[electronic resource] ] : One to the commissioners of the armie, the other to the Right Honorable the Lord Major, aldermen, and Common-Councell of the City, of London. As it was presented, July 29. 1647

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London, : s.n., 1647]

Descrizione fisica

4 p

Soggetti

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Early works to 1800

London (England) History 17th century Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Caption title.

Imprint from Wing.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "July 30 1647".

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954804303321

Titolo

Benchmarking the competitiveness of the United States in mechanical engineering basic research / / Panel on Benchmarking the Research Competitiveness of  the United States in Mechanical Engineering, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

9786611973025

9780309179546

0309179548

9781281973023

1281973025

9780309114271

0309114276

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (118 p.)

Disciplina

621.072071

Soggetti

Competition, International

Mechanical engineering - Research - United States

Mechanical engineering - Research

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.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary ""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Current U.S. Leadership Position in Mechanical Engineering Basic Research ""; ""3 Key Factors Influencing U.S. Leadership in Mechanical Engineering Basic Research ""; ""4 The Likely Future Position of U.S. Mechanical Engineering Basic Research ""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task ""; ""Appendix B: Panel Biographical Information ""; ""Appendix C: Journal Analysis ""; ""Appendix D: Virtual World Congress ""

Sommario/riassunto

When her mischievous dog, Fiercely, runs away again, the imaginative Jilli and her best friend, Jim, embark on a determined rescue mission, fearing that the fox from a favorite book is running loose in the neighborhood. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of the Polk Street School series.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963308003321

Autore

Fischer Paul

Titolo

Shizi : China's First Syncretist

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Disciplina

181.11

Soggetti

Mohism

Philosophy, Chinese

Ruism

Philosophy & Religion

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Content; Transmission; Key Terms; Annotated Translation; 1. Exhortation to Learn; 2. Honoring Words (of Good Advice); 3. Four Kinds of Proper Conduct; 4. The Enlightenment Hall; 5. Allocation; 6. Emerging from Delusion; 7. Consideration; 8. Governing the World; 9. Good Intentions; 10. Broad-mindedness; 11. Generous Fellows; 12. Dwelling in the Way; 13. Spiritous Enlightenment; 14. Stopping the Chu Army; 15. The Ruler's Governance; Fragments; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

By blending multiple strands of thought into one ideology, Chinese Syncretists of the pre-imperial period created an essential guide to contemporary ideas about society and government. Merging traditions such as Ruism, Mohism, Daoism, Legalism, and Yin-Yang naturalism into their work, Syncretists supported an integrated intellectual approach that contrasted with the exclusivist philosophies of Confucianism and Daoism. Presenting the first full English translation of the earliest example of a Syncretist text, this volume introduces Western scholars to both the brilliance of the syncretic m