1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996218336803316

Autore

Libanius

Titolo

Selected Orations . Volume I, Julianic Orations / / Libanius ; edited and translated by A. F. Norman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , 1969

ISBN

0-674-99496-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (592 pages)

Collana

Loeb classical library ; ; LCL451

Disciplina

885.01

Soggetti

Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Libanius (314-393 CE) was one of the last great publicists and teachers of Greek paganism. His story, as presented in his Autobiography and the Life by Eunapius, is supplemented by information from a correspondence of over 1500 items and 64 extant orations. A native of Antioch, he began his teaching career in Constantinople in 340, but soon had to retire to Nicomedeia, where he became acquainted with St. Basil and influential in the development of Julian's paganism. After a second tenure at Constantinople he returned home to become professor in Antioch in 354, a position which he held, through many vicissitudes, for the rest of his life.As sophist of Antioch and a devoted exponent of the traditional Hellenic system of education, Libanius remained deliberately and contemptuously unacquainted with Latin, and deplored its growing influence. Naturally humane in outlook and sympathizing with the local bourgeoisie, he criticized bitterly the encroachments and oppressions of the central administration, and the general cruelty of his day. Sincerely pagan in an increasingly aggressive Christian society, he became an influential voice against religious persecution, official or unofficial. The orations on Julian, to whose memory he remained devoted all his life, were composed between 362 and 365, and present Libanius with a congenial subject, revealing him at the height of his powers and influence.Also available in the Loeb Classical Library is a two-volume edition of Libanius's Autobiography and Selected Letters.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966712203321

Titolo

Remote sensing of energy fluxes and soil moisture content / / editor, George P. Petropoulos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : Taylor & Francis, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-04-019664-0

0-429-09654-2

1-4665-0578-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (546 p.)

Disciplina

551.5/2530287

551.52530287

Soggetti

Energy budget (Geophysics) - Remote sensing

Soil moisture - Remote sensing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A CRC title.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section I. Controls, conventional estimation, and remote sensing methods overview -- section II. Remote sensing of surface energy fluxes: Algorithms and case studies -- section III. Remote sensing of soil surface moisture: Algorithms and case studies -- section Ivolume Challenges and future outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

Discussing the state of the art in the remote sensing of surface turbulent heat fluxes and soil surface moisture content, this book offers the most up-to-date understanding of the natural processes of Earth systems and their interactions with man-made activities. Identifying effective, accurate, and practical methods, it allows researchers to obtain much-needed data on the soilscape at decreased cost: both reducing the amount of field data collection and increasing coverage area. An all-inclusive overview of methods and modeling techniques, it provides case studies and considers future tren