The age of everything [[electronic resource] ] : how science explores the past / / Matthew Hedman |
Autore | Hedman Matthew <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 930.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Archaeological dating
Archaeology - Technological innovations Radiocarbon dating Science - History Geochronometry |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-53848-9
9786612538483 0-226-32294-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The calendars of the classic Maya -- Precession, polaris, and the age of the pyramids -- The physics of carbon-14 -- Calibrating carbon-14 dates and the history of the air -- Carbon-14 and the peopling of the new world -- Potassium, argon, DNA, and walking upright -- Molecular dating and the many different types of mammals -- Meteorites and the age of the solar system -- Colors, brightness, and the age of stars -- Distances, redshifts, and the age of the universe -- Parameterizing the age of the universe. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459327703321 |
Hedman Matthew <1974-> | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The age of everything : how science explores the past / / Matthew Hedman |
Autore | Hedman Matthew <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 930.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Archaeological dating
Archaeology - Technological innovations Radiocarbon dating Science - History Geochronometry |
Soggetto non controllato | science, archaeology, paleontology, discovery, pyramids, deep time, calendars, maya, ancient civilizations, polaris, carbon-14, physics, calibration, new world, dna, argon, potassium, molecular dating, mammals, astronomy, solar system, meteorites, stars, universe, radiocarbon, geochronometry, technology, nonfiction, fossils, history, chronology |
ISBN |
1-282-53848-9
9786612538483 0-226-32294-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The calendars of the classic Maya -- Precession, polaris, and the age of the pyramids -- The physics of carbon-14 -- Calibrating carbon-14 dates and the history of the air -- Carbon-14 and the peopling of the new world -- Potassium, argon, DNA, and walking upright -- Molecular dating and the many different types of mammals -- Meteorites and the age of the solar system -- Colors, brightness, and the age of stars -- Distances, redshifts, and the age of the universe -- Parameterizing the age of the universe. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792349103321 |
Hedman Matthew <1974-> | ||
Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The age of everything : how science explores the past / / Matthew Hedman |
Autore | Hedman Matthew <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 930.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Archaeological dating
Archaeology - Technological innovations Radiocarbon dating Science - History Geochronometry |
Soggetto non controllato | science, archaeology, paleontology, discovery, pyramids, deep time, calendars, maya, ancient civilizations, polaris, carbon-14, physics, calibration, new world, dna, argon, potassium, molecular dating, mammals, astronomy, solar system, meteorites, stars, universe, radiocarbon, geochronometry, technology, nonfiction, fossils, history, chronology |
ISBN |
1-282-53848-9
9786612538483 0-226-32294-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The calendars of the classic Maya -- Precession, polaris, and the age of the pyramids -- The physics of carbon-14 -- Calibrating carbon-14 dates and the history of the air -- Carbon-14 and the peopling of the new world -- Potassium, argon, DNA, and walking upright -- Molecular dating and the many different types of mammals -- Meteorites and the age of the solar system -- Colors, brightness, and the age of stars -- Distances, redshifts, and the age of the universe -- Parameterizing the age of the universe. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820948503321 |
Hedman Matthew <1974-> | ||
Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The age of immunology [[electronic resource] ] : conceiving a future in an alienating world / / A. David Napier |
Autore | Napier A. David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 pages) |
Disciplina | 305.8/001 |
Soggetto topico |
Ethnology - Philosophy
Intercultural communication Self Change Immunology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-05845-6
9786613058454 0-226-56814-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt.1. Anthropology -- pt. 2. Epistemology -- pt. 3. Autogeny. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458889903321 |
Napier A. David | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The age of immunology [[electronic resource] ] : conceiving a future in an alienating world / / A. David Napier |
Autore | Napier A. David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 pages) |
Disciplina | 305.8/001 |
Soggetto topico |
Ethnology - Philosophy
Intercultural communication Self Change Immunology |
Soggetto non controllato | immunology, recognition, elimination, self, medical research, legal strategies, military, electronics, diversity, difference, growth, politically correct speech, transformation, incorporation, self-growth, development, embryology, self-focus, homogenization, history, philosophy, change, intercultural communication, ethnology, nonfiction, dependency, reciprocity |
ISBN |
1-283-05845-6
9786613058454 0-226-56814-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt.1. Anthropology -- pt. 2. Epistemology -- pt. 3. Autogeny. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785595803321 |
Napier A. David | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The age of immunology [[electronic resource] ] : conceiving a future in an alienating world / / A. David Napier |
Autore | Napier A. David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 pages) |
Disciplina | 305.8/001 |
Soggetto topico |
Ethnology - Philosophy
Intercultural communication Self Change Immunology |
Soggetto non controllato | immunology, recognition, elimination, self, medical research, legal strategies, military, electronics, diversity, difference, growth, politically correct speech, transformation, incorporation, self-growth, development, embryology, self-focus, homogenization, history, philosophy, change, intercultural communication, ethnology, nonfiction, dependency, reciprocity |
ISBN |
1-283-05845-6
9786613058454 0-226-56814-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt.1. Anthropology -- pt. 2. Epistemology -- pt. 3. Autogeny. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808628903321 |
Napier A. David | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aging in the United States and Japan [[electronic resource] ] : economic trends / / edited by Yukio Noguchi and David A. Wise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26/0952 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NoguchiYukio <1940->
WiseDavid A |
Collana | National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - United States - Economic conditions
Older people - Japan - Economic conditions Older people - United States - Social conditions Older people - Japan - Social conditions Older people - Housing - United States Older people - Housing - Japan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-43104-4
9786611431044 0-226-59021-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Aging and Labor Force Participation: A Review of Trends and Explanations -- 2. Social Security Benefits and the Labor Supply of the Elderly in Japan -- 3. The Economic Status of the Elderly in the United States -- 4. Household Asset- and Wealth holdings in Japan -- 5. Problems of Housing the Elderly in the United States and Japan -- 6. The Cost of Aging: Public Finance Perspectives for Japan -- 7. Financing Health Care for Elderly Americans in the 1990's -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458485103321 |
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aging in the United States and Japan [[electronic resource] ] : economic trends / / edited by Yukio Noguchi and David A. Wise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26/0952 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NoguchiYukio <1940->
WiseDavid A |
Collana | National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - United States - Economic conditions
Older people - Japan - Economic conditions Older people - United States - Social conditions Older people - Japan - Social conditions Older people - Housing - United States Older people - Housing - Japan |
Soggetto non controllato | aging, economics, health care, social security, federal budget, elderly, housing equity, retirement, labor force participation, employment, pension, savings, wealth, baby boomers, insolvency, reform, government, japan, finance, asset holdings, household, nonfiction, politics, senior citizens, poverty, policy, ira, workforce, economy |
ISBN |
1-281-43104-4
9786611431044 0-226-59021-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Aging and Labor Force Participation: A Review of Trends and Explanations -- 2. Social Security Benefits and the Labor Supply of the Elderly in Japan -- 3. The Economic Status of the Elderly in the United States -- 4. Household Asset- and Wealth holdings in Japan -- 5. Problems of Housing the Elderly in the United States and Japan -- 6. The Cost of Aging: Public Finance Perspectives for Japan -- 7. Financing Health Care for Elderly Americans in the 1990's -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784514403321 |
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aging in the United States and Japan [[electronic resource] ] : economic trends / / edited by Yukio Noguchi and David A. Wise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26/0952 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NoguchiYukio <1940->
WiseDavid A |
Collana | National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - United States - Economic conditions
Older people - Japan - Economic conditions Older people - United States - Social conditions Older people - Japan - Social conditions Older people - Housing - United States Older people - Housing - Japan |
Soggetto non controllato | aging, economics, health care, social security, federal budget, elderly, housing equity, retirement, labor force participation, employment, pension, savings, wealth, baby boomers, insolvency, reform, government, japan, finance, asset holdings, household, nonfiction, politics, senior citizens, poverty, policy, ira, workforce, economy |
ISBN |
1-281-43104-4
9786611431044 0-226-59021-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Aging and Labor Force Participation: A Review of Trends and Explanations -- 2. Social Security Benefits and the Labor Supply of the Elderly in Japan -- 3. The Economic Status of the Elderly in the United States -- 4. Household Asset- and Wealth holdings in Japan -- 5. Problems of Housing the Elderly in the United States and Japan -- 6. The Cost of Aging: Public Finance Perspectives for Japan -- 7. Financing Health Care for Elderly Americans in the 1990's -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808583403321 |
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aging issues in the United States and Japan [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Seiritsu Ogura, Toshiaki Tachibanaki, and David A. Wise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (420 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26/0952 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
OguraSeiritsu
TachibanakiToshiaki <1943-> WiseDavid A |
Collana | National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - United States - Economic conditions
Older people - Japan - Economic conditions Age distribution (Demography) - Economic aspects - United States Age distribution (Demography) - Economic aspects - Japan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-12595-4
9786611125950 0-226-62083-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Choice, Chance, and Wealth Dispersion at Retirement -- 2. Household Portfolio Allocation over the Life Cycle -- 3. The Social Security System and the Demand for Personal Annuity and Life Insurance: An Analysis of Japanese Microdata, 1990 and 1994 -- 4. An Empirical Investigation of Intergenerational Consumption Distribution: A Comparison among Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom -- 5. The Third Wave in Health Care Reform -- 6. Concentration and Persistence of Health Care Costs for the Aged -- 7. The Effects of Demographic Change on Health and Medical Expenditures: A Simulation Analysis -- 8. Choice among Employer-Provided Insurance Plans -- 9. Employees' Pension Benefits and the Labor Supply of Older Japanese Workers, 1980's-1990's -- 10. The Motivations for Business Retirement Policies -- 11. Promotion, Incentives, and Wages -- 12. What Went Wrong with the 1991-92 Official Population Projection of Japan? -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450689203321 |
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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