02464nam 2200553 a 450 991045163600332120170815153543.01-280-75401-X97866107540140-19-152414-X1-4237-8660-2(CKB)1000000000463506(EBL)679594(OCoLC)712015967(SSID)ssj0000108138(PQKBManifestationID)12026008(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000108138(PQKBWorkID)10017117(PQKB)10449177(MiAaPQ)EBC679594(EXLCZ)99100000000046350620050909d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAvian flight[electronic resource] /John J. VidelerOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (275 p.)Oxford ornithology series ;14Description based upon print version of record.0-19-856603-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-251) and index.Contents; 1 Acquisition of knowledge; 2 The flight apparatus; 3 Feathers for flight; 4 Aerodynamics; 5 Evolution of bird flight; 6 Bird flight modes; 7 The bird flight engine; 8 Energy required for flight; 9 Comparing the metabolic costs of flight; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; References; IndexBird flight has always intrigued mankind. This book provides an up-to-date account of our existing knowledge on the subject, offering new insights and challenging some established views. A brief history of the science of flight introduces the basic physical principles governing aerial locomotion. This is followed by a treatment of flight-related functional morphology, concentrating on the difference in shape of the arm and hand part of the wings, on the structure and function of tails, and on the shape of the body. The anatomy and mechanical properties of feathers receive special attention. AeOxford ornithology series ;14.BirdsFlightElectronic books.BirdsFlight.573.79818Videler John J990492MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451636003321Avian flight2265902UNINA02373nam 22006614a 450 99624822310331620240418052552.01-282-26961-597866122696150-299-20383-22027/heb06615(CKB)1000000000473454(dli)HEB06615(SSID)ssj0000185620(PQKBManifestationID)11164242(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185620(PQKBWorkID)10229335(PQKB)10110529(MiAaPQ)EBC3444738(OCoLC)298789195(MdBmJHUP)muse12209(Au-PeEL)EBL3444738(CaPaEBR)ebr10217093(CaONFJC)MIL226961(MiU)KOHA0000000000000000002728(EXLCZ)99100000000047345420040602d2005 uy 0engurmnummmmuuuutxtccrThe Jewish radical right Revisionist Zionism and its ideological legacy /Eran Kaplan1st ed.Madison, Wis. University of Wisconsin Pressc20051 online resource (xix, 234 p. ) ill., ports. ;Studies on IsraelBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-299-20380-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-224) and index.Between left and right : Revisionism in Zionist politics -- Monism : Revisionism's ontological philosophy -- A mobilized society : Revisionist economics -- The state of pleasure : Revisionist aesthetics -- Land, space and gender : visions of the future Hebrew state -- Neither east nor west : Revisionism and the Mediterranean world.Studies on Israel.Revisionist ZionismIsraelHistoryReligious rightIsraelRight and left (Political science)IsraelPolitics and government20th centuryRevisionist ZionismHistory.Religious rightRight and left (Political science)320.54/095694Kaplan Eran862070MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996248223103316The Jewish radical right1924319UNISA