John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester, was born on All Fools’ Day, 1647, at Ditchley in Oxfordshire on the estate that had belonged to his mother’s first husband, Sir Henry Lee. Rochester’s father, Lord Wilmot, was a royalist general; witty, restless and hard-drinking, he was with the exiled court in Paris, and hardly saw...

The Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since 1789 is an authoritative and accessible reference guide to the major people, events, and issues that have shaped the development of Europe from the French Revolution to the present day. * Features almost a thousand alphabetical entries on modern European history* Offers extensive...

This book aims to cover all areas of the gas industry that the operative is likely to encounter. It has purposely grouped together all the various aspects of gas work to include natural gas and LPG with domestic and commercial installations. This may seem strange to some, but it overcomes the problem of repeating topics and cross-checking and...

• A balanced, introductory textbook which fully spans the interface between science and religion, and includes illustrations of scientific...

R is a powerful and flexible statistical and graphical environment that is freely distributed under the GNU Public Licencea for all major computing platforms (Windows, MacOSX and Linux). This open source licence along with a relatively simple scripting syntax has promoted diverse and rapid evolution and contribution. As the broader scientific...

Over the past three decades, as the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology has matured into a broad and diverse group of skills and...

• An interdisciplinary project based on over 15 years of research in...

• Makes use of abundant illustrative material, from both literature, such as Les...

The use of additives in food is a dynamic one, as consumers demand fewer additives in foods and as governments review the list of additives approved and their permitted levels. Scientists also refine the knowledge of the risk assessment process as well as improve analytical methods and the use of alternative additives, processes or...

Children's Respiratory Nursing is a comprehensive, patient-centred text providing up-to-date information about the contemporary management of children with respiratory conditions. It looks at acute and chronic respiratory conditions in both primary and secondary health care sectors and explores the subject from a child- and...

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