Tropics Bound

Author : James Seay Dean
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752496689

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Tropics Bound by James Seay Dean Pdf

For the first time, and long awaited, we have the view from the gun deck of the wide world that opened to the Elizabethans on the Spanish Main and among the islands of the Caribbean. The tang of salt air stings the story. So does fearsome reality, the diseases and storms that wreaked havoc on sailors and ships alike and, more often than not, ruined the ambitions of many a financier. With the seapower of Imperial Spain still dominant, England’s private adventurers could “singe the beards” of the haughty Spaniards but wherever possible still evaded Iberian naval firepower and the dreaded Inquisition. Tropics Bound, rich in documentary research, reveals in triumph and failure the lives of privateers who deserve to be remembered – of wealth acquired, of health forsaken, and of risks so often surprisingly achieved.’

Author : Archer Philip Crouch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Africa, Central
ISBN : NYPL:33433082450630

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On a Surf-bound Coast; Or, Cable-laying in the African Tropics by Archer Philip Crouch Pdf

"A portion of a diary kept during a cable-laying expedition down the west coast of Africa, starting from ... Bathurst on the river Gambia ... and terminating at the Portuguese town of St Paul de Loanda." -- [p.vii].

Author : Katharine C. Buckley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Beverages
ISBN : UIUC:30112019073375

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The World Market in Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Wine, and Tropical Beverages by Katharine C. Buckley Pdf

Author : James Seay Dean
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750957380

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Sea Dogs by James Seay Dean Pdf

‘James Seay Dean is the noted authority on these voyages ... he provides a sympathetic treatment of life aboard ship in some of the most challenging circumstances these redoubtable sailors faced “beyond the line”.’ – Professor Barry Gough, maritime historian ‘A fascinating and informative account of the development of Tudor and Stuart sailing ships. Its examination of their architecture, sailing, and tactics, especially as it is set within the international political context, makes a most interesting story.’ – Bryan Barrett, Commander RN, ret. From jacktar to captain, what was life like aboard an Elizabethan ship? How did the men survive tropical heat, storms, bad water, rotten food, disease, poor navigation, shifting cargoes and enemy fire? Would a sailor return alive? Sea Dogs follows in the footsteps of the average sailor, drawing from the accounts of sixteenth-century and early seventeenth-century ocean voyages to convey the realities of everyday life aboard the galleons sailing between England and the West Indies and beyond. Celebrating the extraordinary drive and courage of those early sailors who left the familiarity of their English estuaries for the dangers of the Cabo Verde and the Caribbean, the Rivers Amazonas and Orinoco, and the Strait of Magellan, and their remarkable achievements, Sea Dogs is essential reading for anyone with an interest in English maritime heritage.

Author : Walther Manshard,William B. Morgan
Publisher : United Nations University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 928080636X

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Agricultural Expansion and Pioneer Settlements in the Humid Tropics by Walther Manshard,William B. Morgan Pdf

UN publication sales no. E.88.III.A.4

Author : Erwan Brugalle,Maria Angelica Cueto,Alicia Dickenstein,Eva-Maria Feichtner,Ilia Itenberg
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780821891469

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Algebraic and Combinatorial Aspects of Tropical Geometry by Erwan Brugalle,Maria Angelica Cueto,Alicia Dickenstein,Eva-Maria Feichtner,Ilia Itenberg Pdf

This volume contains the proceedings of the CIEM workshop on Tropical Geometry, held December 12-16, 2011, at the International Centre for Mathematical Meetings (CIEM), Castro Urdiales, Spain. Tropical geometry is a new and rapidly developing field of mat

Author : Olumbe Bassir
Publisher : Springer
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401770309

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Biochemical Aspects of Human Malnutrition in the Tropics by Olumbe Bassir Pdf

Author : Stasys Jukna
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783031423543

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Tropical Circuit Complexity by Stasys Jukna Pdf

This book presents an enticing introduction to tropical circuits and their use as a rigorous mathematical model for dynamic programming (DP), which is one of the most fundamental algorithmic paradigms for solving combinatorial, discrete optimization problems. In DP, an optimization problem is broken up into smaller subproblems that are solved recursively. Many classical DP algorithms are pure in that they only use the basic (min,+) or (max,+) operations in their recursion equations. In tropical circuits, these operations are used as gates. Thanks to the rigorous combinatorial nature of tropical circuits, elements from the Boolean and arithmetic circuit complexity can be used to obtain lower bounds for tropical circuits, which play a crucial role in understanding the limitations and capabilities of these computational models. This book aims to offer a toolbox for proving lower bounds on the size of tropical circuits. In this work, the reader will find lower-bound ideas and methods that have emerged in the last few years, with detailed proofs. Largely self-contained, this book is meant to be approachable by graduate students in mathematics and computer science with a special interest in circuit complexity.

Author : John Sessions
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540463917

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Harvesting Operations in the Tropics by John Sessions Pdf

This book brings together information on harvest methods, system productivity, and methods for conducting safe, efficient, and environmentally acceptable operations in tropical forests. It highlights the challenges of harvest operations in the tropics, includes techniques that have been shown to be successful, and discusses newer technologies. Numerical examples are provided to provide clarity for interpreting graphs, procedures, and formulas.

Author : Sena S. De Silva
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1998-08-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080543307

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Tropical Mariculture by Sena S. De Silva Pdf

Tropical Mariculture takes an in-depth look at developmental activities in a growing industry striving towards sustainability and environmental integrity. All of the contributors to this book have considerable experience and expertise in the field of tropical mariculture, and this is the first book to bring expert contributions together. The topics covered are wide and varied, ranging from general issues such as the impact of mariculture on coastal ecosystems to genetic improvement of cultured marine species, as well as the specifics of breeding selected marine species of current importance, such as groupers and sea bass. Significant coverage is also given to the problems of larval rearing in inland aquaculture as well as the demands of water- and land-based resources in a tropical environment. This book will be essential for everyone working in and researching tropical mariculture. Looks at developmental activities in tropical mariculture All of the contributors are experts in the field Covers specific breeding problems and larval rearing Studies the environmental impact of inland aquacultural activities Provides detailed examples of cultivated species in the tropics Compiles mariculture strategies and discusses example species First book to give an overview of tropical mariculture

Author : Tatenda Dalu,Ryan J. Wasserman
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128223635

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Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands by Tatenda Dalu,Ryan J. Wasserman Pdf

Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management is a practical guide and important tool for practitioners and educators interested in the ecology, conservation and management of wetlands in tropical/subtropical regions. The book is written in such a way that, in addition to scientists and managers, it is accessible to non-specialist readers. Organized into three themed sections and twenty-three chapters, this volume covers a variety of topics, exposing the reader to a full range of scientific, conservation and management issues. Each chapter has been written by specialists in the topic being presented. The book recognizes that wetland conservation, science and management are interlinked disciplines, and so it attempts to combine several perspectives to highlight the interdependence between the various professions that deal with issues in these environments. Within each chapter extensive cross-referencing is included, so as to help the reader link related aspects of the issues being discussed. Contributed to by global experts in the field of tropical wetlands Includes case studies and worked examples, enabling the reader to recreate the work already done Focuses on tropical systems not available in any other book

Author : Ernesto Medina,H.A. Mooney,C. Vazquez-Yanes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400972995

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Physiological ecology of plants of the wet tropics by Ernesto Medina,H.A. Mooney,C. Vazquez-Yanes Pdf

This book contains the results of a Symposium on the physiological ecology of plants of the lowland wet tropics held in Mexico in June 1983 organized by the Instituto de Biologla of the National University of M"exico (U. N . A. M. ), and sponsored by UNAM, CONACYT, NSF and UNESCO (CIET). A workshop portion of the Symposium was held at the tropical research station at Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz. This Symposium originated in response to the increasing interest in the physiological ecology of tropical plants, because of the potential. of this field to provide a basic understanding of functioning of tropical plant communities. The study of physiological ecology of tropical plants has been delayed in some cases by the lack of conceptual framework, but also by the absence of appropriate instrumentation and techniques with which to conduct precise measurements under high temperature, high humidity field conditions. Hypotheses and concepts of the physiological ecology of tropical plants have been based mainly on observational data and the analysis of growth forms and leaf anatomf. The early work of A. F. W. Schimper and o. Stocker in Asia, and the extensive surveys made by H. Walter on the osmotic potentials of plants in the tropics and subtropics, constituted, until relatively recently, the only available information on the water and carbon relations of tropical plants.

Author : Felix Driver,Luciana Martins
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226164700

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Tropical Visions in an Age of Empire by Felix Driver,Luciana Martins Pdf

The contrast between the temperate and the tropical is one of the most enduring themes in the history of the Western geographical imagination. Caught between the demands of experience and representation, documentation and fantasy, travelers in the tropics have often treated tropical nature as a foil to the temperate, to all that is civilized, modest, and enlightened. Tropical Visions in an Age of Empire explores images of the tropical world—maps, paintings, botanical drawings, photographs, diagrams, and texts—produced by European and American travelers over the past three centuries. Bringing together a group of distinguished contributors from disciplines across the arts and humanities, this volume contains eleven beautifully illustrated essays—arranged in three sections devoted to voyages, mappings, and sites—that consider the ways that tropical places were encountered, experienced, and represented in visual form. Covering a wide range of tropical sites in the Pacific, South Asia, West Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America, the book will appeal to a broad readership: scholars of postcolonial studies, art history, literature, imperial history, history of science, geography, and anthropology.

Author : Nyuk Hien Wong,Yu Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134221103

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Tropical Urban Heat Islands by Nyuk Hien Wong,Yu Chen Pdf

This book explores the complex relationships between climate, buildings and plants, especially in urban heat islands to form a reference for researchers and professionals.

Author : Grigoriĭ Lazarevich Litvinov,S. N. Sergeev
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780821894965

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Tropical and Idempotent Mathematics and Applications by Grigoriĭ Lazarevich Litvinov,S. N. Sergeev Pdf

This volume contains the proceedings of the International Workshop on Tropical and Idempotent Mathematics, held at the Independent University of Moscow, Russia, from August 26-31, 2012. The main purpose of the conference was to bring together and unite researchers and specialists in various areas of tropical and idempotent mathematics and applications. This volume contains articles on algebraic foundations of tropical mathematics as well as articles on applications of tropical mathematics in various fields as diverse as economics, electroenergetic networks, chemical reactions, representation theory, and foundations of classical thermodynamics. This volume is intended for graduate students and researchers interested in tropical and idempotent mathematics or in their applications in other areas of mathematics and in technical sciences.