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This book presents first-year calculus roughly in the order in which it was first discovered. The first two chapters show how the ancient calculations of practical problems led to infinite series, differential and integral calculus and to differential equations. The establishment of mathematical rigour for these subjects in the 19th century for one and several variables is treated in chapters III and IV. Many quotations are included to give the flavor of the history. The text is complemented by a large number of examples, calculations and mathematical pictures and will provide stimulating...

This book provides an integrated assessment of issues related to climate variability and change, predictability and risks. It details both the technical aspects of variability and abrupt climate change and the agricultural and economical impacts and consequences.

Why would Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241), the most powerful and rapacious Icelander of his generation, dedicate so much time and effort to producing the Edda, a text that is widely recognized as the most significant medieval source for pre-Christian Norse myth and poetics? Kevin J. Wanner brings us a new account of the interests that motivated the production of this text, and resolves the mystery of its genesis by demonstrating the intersection of Snorri's political and cultural concerns and practices.

The author argues that the Edda is best understood not as an antiquarian labour...

Tassilo Wanner entschlusselt die Hintergrunde der Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen zwischen den USA und dem Heiligen Stuhl. An konkreten Beispielen aus dem Innern des Weien Hauses und des Vatikans belegt er, wie eng das bilaterale Verhaltnis in der entscheidenden Phase des Kalten Kriegs war. Der Autor ermoglicht auerdem einen einzigartigen Blick auf die praktischen Mechanismen der Diplomatie des Heiligen Stuhls. Tassilo Wanner hat Einsicht in Hunderte Geheimvermerke des Weien Hauses nehmen konnen und Forschungsinterviews mit damals handelnden Akteuren vom amerikanischen Auenminister bis...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, an inherited condition that leads to lung disease in adults and liver disease in adults and children and is associated with chronic obstructive lung disease in adults. While it is a rare condition, the mechanisms underlying the clinical manifestations of this deficiency have been largely clarified. Treatment, however, is available only for the lung disease that arises from the condition, thus necessitating continued research into new and alternative therapeutic solutions. The book discusses the biology of alpha-1...