Western Europeans were among the first, if not the first, to invent mechanical clocks, geometrically precise maps, double-entry bookkeeping, precise algebraic and musical notations, and perspective painting. By the sixteenth century more people were thinking quantitatively in western Europe than in [...]

A chronological history of aircraft carriers, and the airborne vehicles that launch from them, illustrated in over 1100 archive photographs. It features comprehensive directories of important carriers and naval aircraft through history. It includes quotes from military leaders, as well as a technica[...]

This book traces the development of fighters from World War I to the present day, and highlights actions in which fighters played a crucial role. There are two substantial A-Z sections which form an illustrated guide to over 170 fighter aircraft. The first covers aircraft from the pioneering days of[...]

An eloquent case for regarding nature itself as religion-as the metaphysical ultimate deserving religious commitment. BACKCOVER: The beauty, sublimity, and wonder of nature have been justly celebrated in all of the religious traditions of the world, but usually these traditions have focused on being[...]

"To search the sacred Scripture is very good and most profitable for the soul. For, 'like a tree which is planted near the running waters, ' so does the soul watered by sacred Scripture also grow hearty and bear fruit in due season," writes John of Damascus in Orthodox Faith (4.17). By helping us to[...]

This is an illustrated history of aircraft carriers and the naval aircraft that launch from them, from the first airships and zeppelins through to today's modern warships and jets. It features 1,100 wartime and modern identification photographs of the most important aircraft carriers and naval aircr[...]

This is the first detailed comparative study of patronage as an instrument of power in the relations between kings and bishops in England and Normandy after the Conquest. Esteemed medievalist Everett U. Crosby considers new perspectives of medieval state-building and the vexed relations between secu[...]