Author: Andrew Robinson File Type: epub Highly readable . . . a fitting tribute to the quiet outsider who taught the professionals their business and increased our knowledge of the human past.Archaeology Odyssey More than a century ago, in 1900, one of the great archaeological finds of all time was made in Crete. Arthur Evans discovered what he believed was the palace of King Minos, with its notorious labyrinth, home of the Minotaur. As a result, Evans became obsessed with one of the epic intellectual stories of the modern era the search for the meaning of Linear B, the mysterious script found on clay tablets in the ruined palace. Evans died without achieving his objective, and it was left to the enigmatic Michael Ventris to crack the code in 1952. This is the first book to tell not just the story of Linear B but also that of the young man who deciphered it. Based on hundreds of unpublished letters, interviews with survivors, and other primary sources, Andrew Robinsons riveting account takes the reader through the life of this intriguing and contradictory man. Stage by stage, we see how Ventris finally achieved the breakthrough that revealed Linear B as the earliest comprehensible European writing system.

Author: Jeffrey Andrew Barash File Type: pdf Now in paperback, this important book explores the central role of historical thought in the full range of Heideggers thought, both the early writings leading up to Being and Time, and after the reversalor Kehre that inaugurated his later work. Barash examines Heideggers views on history in a richly developed context of debates that transpired in the early 20th-century German philosophy of history. He addresses a key unifying theme-the problem of historical meaning and the search for coherent criteria of truth in an era of historical relativism-as he traces the engagement with historicity throughout all major epochs and works. Barash revises this edition to explore new material, including Heideggers lecture course texts from 1910 to 1923, and adds an expanded, updated bibliography. **

Author: George Samouelle File Type: pdf font face=DejaVu Sans, serifspan 14pxThe Entomologists Useful Compendium Or, an Introduction to the Knowledge of British Insects, Comprising the Best Means of Obtaining and Preserving Them, and a Description of the Apparatus Generally Used Together With the Genera of Linn, and the Modernspanfont DejaVu Sans, serif 14px1819 DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxExcerpt ... long process which extends along the sides of the head hinder feet distant from the anus head not produced behind the eyes scutellum obvious. Sp. 1. Typ.vulgaris. (PI. 1. fig. 1.) Scarabseus typhasus. Fabr., Gyll., Marsh. Inhabits the dung of horses on heaths, in the spring of the year. Obs.--Scarabosus mobilicornis, JlarsA., forms the genus Odontexjs, Kuppe. Fan. XXV. Melolonthidi. Leach. Scarabjeides. Latr. Antenna ten-jointed (in some nine), terminated by a lamellated club mandibles corneous in part clypeus triangular or quadrate anterior tibia large and dentate menium not large. Stirps 1.--No scale between the posterior angles of the thorax and the exterior base of the elytra. Division I.--Thorax almost quadrate, more or less transverse. Mandibles entirely corneous. Subdivision 1.--Labrum prominent even bciIond the clypeus. Maxilla in teriorly armed with a horny hook, simple or bifid. Hody nearly globular or ovoid. Elytra tumid, embracing the sides of the abdomen. Genus 159.--jEGIALIA. Latr., Leach. Aphodius. Panz., Illig. Psammodius. Gyll. utenme distinctly longer than the head, composed of nine joints, the first of which is cylindric and a little hairy body nearly globular wings none. Sp. 1. JEgi-globosa. Black, shining head granulated elytra striated, impunctate. Aphodius globosus. Illig. Psammodius globosus. Gyllenhall. JEgi alia globosa. Latr., Leach. Inhabits the sandy shores of the sea. Genus 160. PSAMMODIUS. Gyll., Leach. Body elongate, convex antenna distinctly longer than the head wingi two thorax transversely striated. Sp. 1. Psam. Sulcicollis. Gyll. Aphodius Sulcicollis. Illig. Inhabits sandy places. Taken at Swansea by Mr. W. S. Millard, a most assiduous and successful collector of British insects. Genus 161. TROX. Fab...

Author: Patrick Devine-Wright File Type: pdf Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon electricity or heat. But this is frequently leading to controversy, as energy and planning policies are revised to support new energy sources or technologies (e.g. offshore wind, tidal, bioenergy or hydrogen energy) and communities face the prospect of unfamiliar, often large-scale energy technologies being sited near to their homes. Policy makers in many countries face tensions between streamlining planning procedures, engaging with diverse publics to address what is commonly conceived as NIMBY (not in my back yard) opposition, and the need to maintain democratic, participatory values in planning systems. This volume provides a timely, international review of research on public engagement, in contexts of diverse, innovative energy technologies. Public engagement is conceived broadly - as the interaction between how developers and other key actors engage with publics about energy technologies (including assumptions held about the methods used, such as the provision of financial benefits or the holding of deliberative events), and how individuals and groups engage with energy policies and projects (including indirectly through the media and directly through emotional and behavioural responses). The books contributors are leading experts in the UK, Europe, North and South America and Australia drawn from a variety of relevant social science disciplinary perspectives. The book makes a significant contribution to our existing knowledge, as well as providing interested professionals, policymakers and members of the public with a timely overview of the critical issues involved in public engagement with low carbon energy technologies. **Review Public acceptance is key to the development of the renewable energy we need to meet our climate goals. Simple stereotypes of NIMBY opposition may work in newspaper headlines, but developers and policymakers need a more sophisticated understanding of what makes people tick and how best to engage. This new volume meets a pressing need - both academics and practitioners will gain from it. Prof Jim Skea, Research Director, UK Energy Research Centre This book provides a broad survey of public perceptions and community reactions to building new low-carbon energy facilities. The chapters treat community resistance (and support) as systematic phenomena to be scientifically studied, opening possibilities for creative action. This is a welcome antidote to the typical reaction by engineers and project developers, treating public opinion as an immutable black box. Prof. Willett Kempton, Center for Carbon-free Power Integration, University of Delaware, USA Extensive research has been done over the last decades on both mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the built environment, but the outputs of much of this research have failed to result in the wider uptake of effective greenhouse gas emission reduction solutions. This book introduces fresh thinking on how this may be done- with chapters from leading experts in fields ranging from philosophy, the social, political and physical sciences, engineering, architecture, mathematics and complexity science. Renew Magazine Patrick Devine-Wrights Renewable Energy and the Public From NIMBY to Participation takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to the issue of public engagement for renewable energy products. A multitude of contributors offer a variety of theoretical and empirical analyses of the issue, all of which support Devine-Wrights core argument that traditional means of conceptualizing public and stakeholder positions on renewable energy are overly simplistic, and public engagement processes based on these depictions are insufficient for pursuing the goal of increased renewable energy use in a fair and democratic way. - Damian Pitt, Journal of Planning Education and Research About the Author Prof. Devine-Wright researches social and psychological aspects of new energy infrastructure such as wind farms, drawing on the concepts of place attachment and place identity to explain NIMBY responses. He is based at the University of Exeter, UK.