Symposium N, Diamond Electronics and Biotechnology Fundamentals to Applications V was held at the 2011 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, November 28 December 2, 2011. This volume contains sub
The most influential work of French biologist and comparative anatomist Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), Le Regne Animal, was published in French in 1817, and this sixteen-volume illustrated English versio
The 'student of clouds' Luke Howard (1772–1864) published this work of statistics on weather conditions in London in two volumes, in 1818 and 1820. Volume 1 begins with an introduction to the work, fo
In 1834, Congregational Ministers Reed (1787–1862) and Matheson (1766–1840) were sent to sister churches in the United States, to promote peace and friendship between the two communities. This two-vol
John Wilson Croker (1780–1857), politician and writer, held the post of Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 until 1830. He was a prolific letter-writer, and his papers were published in 1884. They sh
This edition of the papers of Thomas Creevey (1768–1838), Whig politician, diarist and letter-writer, whose papers provide an important source for the history of the early nineteenth century, was publ
Naturalist and surgeon Sir John Richardson (1787–1865) accompanied Sir John Franklin on his first two Arctic expeditions. Richardson collected specimens during the trips and produced this four-volume
This two-volume Autobiography by Cornelia Knight (1757–1837), companion to Princess Charlotte, was compiled by Sir John Kaye and published in 1861. Volume 1 takes Knight's story up to 1814, when the P
Published between 1850 and 1886, this six-volume reference became the definitive reference on the brachiopods. It includes an essay by Richard Owen on the terebratulids, and separate guides to brachio
Henry Gunning (1768–1854) was an official of the University of Cambridge for over sixty years. Published shortly after his death, this two-volume work gives an entertaining view of the University betw
Symposium B, Third-Generation and Emerging Solar-Cell Technologies, was held April 26 29 at the 2011 MRS Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. Direct conversion of solar energy to electricity b
Published in 1849, this two-volume set examines how popular mythology kept alive beliefs about the occult, alchemy and the paranormal. Examining witchcraft, astrology, mesmerism, alchemy and much more
Best known for designing the Crystal Palace, Paxton was head gardener at Chatsworth by the age of twenty-three. These volumes, published between 1850 and 1853, reflect not only the Victorians' interes
The 20 selected papers in this collection represent a cross-section of the basic materials properties and technological applications of the materials that were reported at the symposium. The topics in
The Amusements of Old London 2 Volume Paperback Set：Being a Survey of the Sports and Pastimes, Tea Gardens and Parks, Playhouses and Other Diversions of the People of London from the 17th to the Begin
The symposium which gave rise to these proceedings addressed theoretical and computational aspects of simulating, modeling, optimizing, and designing semiconductor materials. The 18 papers cover defec
This world-famous series was begun by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865) in 1837, and the ten volumes reissued here were produced under his authorship until 1854. Each volume contains 100 line dra
John O'Keeffe (1747–1833), the Irish playwright who wrote a string of successful comic operas and farces including Wild Oats (1791), for the London stage, published this two-volume memoir in 1826. Vol
Written by evolutionary biologist and Royal Society Fellow George John Romanes (1848–94), this three-volume study of Darwin's work considers the many implications of evolution by natural selection. Pu
Papers from a November 2000 symposium review multidisciplinary activities in the field, focusing on all aspects of anisotropy on the nanoscale, including anisotropy resulting from shape, juxtaposition
Published in 1819, Aubuisson de Voisins' two-volume Traite de Geognosie was one of the earliest geology books in French. It convincingly challenged the 'Neptunist' theory of his influential teacher Go
First published in Germany in 1855 by the mineralogist Georg Landgrebe (1802–1872), this two-volume work presented the natural history of volcanoes for educated general readers. It reflects the lively
Symposium K, 'Oxide Nanoelectronics', was held November 29–December 3 at the 2010 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The emerging field of oxide nanoelectronics has grown tremendously in the l
Symposium P, 'Deformation Mechanisms, Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Nanoscale Materials', was held November 29–December 3 at the 2010 MRS Fall Meeting. This resultant volume ad
William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), was one of the most important Victorian scientists. These volumes collect together Baron Kelvin's lectures for a wider audience. They include elementary topi
"The mathematical methods that physical scientists need for solving substantial problems in their fields of study are set out clearly and simply in this tutorial-style textbook. Students will develop
Between 1878 and 1902, Constance E. Plumptre championed some of the most fascinating philosophical theories of the Victorian age. In Volume 1 of her history of Pantheism the author introduces to Orien
This wide-ranging history of the West Indies was originally published in 1793, and is here presented in the five-volume edition of 1819. As a planter, Edwards is particularly concerned with agricultur
F. G. Welcker's attempt, first published in two volumes in 1835 and 1849, to recover the lost epics of the archaic period, and the conditions of their performance and transmission. If his adventurous
Annals of a Publishing House contains the history of the influential Scottish publishing house, William Blackwood and Sons until 1879. From small beginnings, the firm had rapidly become the leading Sc
Edith Simcox (1844–1901) was a prominent British feminist, social critic and a prolific writer. These volumes, first published in 1897, contain a pioneering comparative analysis of aspects of the econ
Frederick Orpen Bower (1855–1948) was a renowned botanist appointed Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow in 1885. Published between 1923 and 1928, this work contains the first syste
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. Volumes 77, 78 and 80 (1887–90) contain Pyrard de Laval’s acco
The publication of this influential biography in 1863 challenged contemporary opinions of William Blake and revealed his talents as an artist and writer. Volume 1 is an account of Blake’s life, and Vo
The shorter works of the eminent classical philologist Gottfried Hermann are collected in this eight-volume Opuscula (1827–1877). Exemplifying the range and thoroughness of Hermann’s scholarship, the
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. Three volumes, published in 1887, are devoted to the diary of
