The Conversion of India: From Pantaenus to the Present Time (A.D. 193-1893) is a historical survey of all the missionary activities that took place in India from the beginning of Christianity until the end of the nineteenth century. Smith begins with the early contact of Jewish traders with the Indians, moving to links between India and the Patriarchates of Antioch and Alexandria and the Nestorian missionary expansion. Smith then gives a full description of the "attempts" of the Roman Catholics, Dutch, and British missionaries in evangelizing India, then presents the "prospects" for American...

During 1873 and 1874, Smith took part in excavations at the Assyrian site of Nineveh. In this book, he gives an account of the excavations. Illustrations. (Archaeology)

Completely rewritten, this third edition aims to teach the fundamentals of heterocyclic reactivity and synthesis in a way that can be understood by undergraduate students. Also, more advanced material has been added for postgraduate courses and for those working with heterocyclic compounds in industry.

A wide variety of optical instruments exists in which the human eye forms an integral part of the system. This book provides a detailed description of the visual ergonomics of such instruments. The book begins with a section on image formation and basic optical components. The authors then discuss various optical instruments that can be adequately described using geometrical optics, and follow this with a section on diffraction and interference, and the instruments based on these effects. There are separate sections devoted to ophthalmic instruments and aberration theory, with a final section...

Genetic epidemiology is a field that has acquired a central role in modern biomedical science. This book provides an introduction to genetic epidemiology that begins with a primer in human molecular genetics and then examines the standard methods in population genetics and genetic epidemiology.