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Authored by two highly respected experts in this specialist area, The Fundamentals of Radiation Thermometers is an essential resource for anyone intending to measure the temperature of an object using the radiated energy from that object. This readable, user-friendly book gives important background knowledge for anyone working in the field of non-contact thermometry.

The book begins with an accessible account of how temperature scales are set up and defined, and explores the historic development of temperature scales and Planck s radiation law. Through explaining the...

The term judicial opinion can be a misnomer as rarely are judges true feelings on legal issues and the work they do made available to the public. Judges are constrained when writing decisions to follow the law and leave personal commentary aside. Through a series of revealing interviews, this book gathers empirical data from judges and justices from different legal systems to provide a scintillating look at how they view their jobs and cope with difficult legal matters.

Interviews are conducted according to strict guidelines with a standardized format for consistency. Each...

Remembering Independence looks at the period since the end of the Second World War when the great waves of decolonisation occurred, and these events were subsequently remembered. The book is organised in three sections. The first introduces a number of case studies and through recent celebrations of national days investigates the importance of independence in narratives of national progress. The following sections explore the case studies in greater detail, as well as introducing wider examples, focusing on the unceasing "work" of remembering independence as well as the contests...

Remembering Independence looks at the period since the end of the Second World War when the great waves of decolonisation occurred, and these events were subsequently remembered. The book is organised in three sections. The first introduces a number of case studies and through recent celebrations of national days investigates the importance of independence in narratives of national progress. The following sections explore the case studies in greater detail, as well as introducing wider examples, focusing on the unceasing "work" of remembering independence as well as the contests...