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Optima for Animals

Optima for Animals

R. McNeill Alexander

In this revised edition of R. McNeill Alexander's widely acclaimed 'Optima for Animals, ' we see how extraordinarily diverse branches of biology are illuminated by the powerful methods of optimization theory.
Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair

Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair

Elizabeth McNeill

With a cool detachment that makes the experiences and sensations she describes all the more frightening in their intensity, Elizabeth McNeill deftly unfolds her story and invites you into the mesmerizing and dangerous world of Nine and a ...
Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants

Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants

R. McNeill Alexander

Examines how prehistoric animals lived, moved, and finally died out by using drawings and charts to make comparisons with large modern animals such as elephants.
Elastic Mechanisms in Animal Movement

Elastic Mechanisms in Animal Movement

R. McNeill Alexander

Originally published in 1988, this book is about the uses and implications of elastic properties in various aspects of animal biology.
Principles of Animal Locomotion

Principles of Animal Locomotion

R. McNeill Alexander

Recent technical advances have greatly increased researchers' ability to answer these questions with certainty and in detail. This text provides an up-to-date overview of how animals run, walk, jump, crawl, swim, soar, hover, and fly.
Principles of Animal Locomotion

Principles of Animal Locomotion

R. McNeill Alexander

I look forward to using this book in my own classes."--Robert Dudley, University of California, Berkeley "This is unique, important, and useful synthesis that brings together an analysis of locomotion on land, in water, and in the air.
Bones: The Unity of Form and Function

Bones: The Unity of Form and Function

R. McNeill Alexander

A celebration and exploration of the form and function of bones, blending science and art with a clear and fascinating text and beautiful photographs, shows the incredible complexity of the skeleton and demonstrates how adaptations have ...
Social Register, Summer

Social Register, Summer

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Confederate Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record

Confederate Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record

John W. Busey

... North Carolina 904 Alexander, J.B.; “C.” 8th Georgia 305 Alexander, J.M. (2nd Lieutenant); “K,” Sth Texas 1442 Alexander, Jacob B.; “G,” 12th South Carolina 1332 Alexander, James C.; "I," 26th Alabama 178 Alexander, James Needham; “ A ...
Register of Members of the General Council of the University ...

Register of Members of the General Council of the University ...

University of Glasgow

Dunbar, Mrs. Joseph — see Whish, Grace Birrell Duncalfe, Mrs. Arthur B. — see Begg, Lilias Scott Craig Duncan, Alexander Duncan, Alexander, M.A. . Duncan, Alexander Adams, B.D. Duncan, Alexander Findlay, M.A. Duncan, Sir Andrew ...
Sister Dear

Sister Dear

Laura McNeill

All Allie Marshall wants is a fresh start.
Lantern Cookery Classics: Stephanie Alexander

Lantern Cookery Classics: Stephanie Alexander

Stephanie Alexander

Highly acclaimed cook, writer and seasonal food pioneer Stephanie Alexander shares some of her all-time favourite recipes in this classic collection.
Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of ...

Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of ...

Edward Porter Alexander

Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manass Rescued from an archive and published only eight years ago, this private memoir by Confederate General Porter Alexander is now recognized as one of the ...
Sputnik

Sputnik

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Photograph by Alexander Makarov. PHOTO AND PICTURE CREDITS Front cover: Alexander Makarov; page 43: Nikolai Rakhmanov; pp.79 — 85: Alexander Makarov; pp.88— 95: Valeri Shustov; pp.124— 127: Vassili Peskov. Design and  ...
The Works of Alexander Pope

The Works of Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope. VERBATIM FROM BOILEAU. UN JOUR DIT UN AUTEUR, etc. Once (says an Author, where I need not say) Two Trav'lers found an Oyster in their way ; Both fierce, both hungry; the dispute grew strong, While Scale in hand  ...
Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography

Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography

Peter Green

r = PETSAS, P. 'New discoveries at Pella, birthplace and capital of Alexander', Archaeology 1 1 (1958), 246-54.. PFISTER, F. 'Alexander der Grosse. Die Geschichte seines Ruhms im Lichte seiner Beinamen', Historia 13 (1964), 37-79.
The works of mr. Alexander Pope

The works of mr. Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope. All bail ! Ye virgin daughters of the main ; iU Ye streams , beyond my Hopes beheld again/ To you once more your own Ulyjfes bows, Attend his transports, and receive his vows. If Jove prolong my days , and Pallas crown The ...
Ergonomics in Manufacturing: Raising Productivity Through ...

Ergonomics in Manufacturing: Raising Productivity Through ...

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