Oxford University Press

Setting the stage for a most intriguing journey into the world of minimalism, Robert Carl's  Terry Riley's In C argues that the work holds its place in the canon because of the very challenges it presents to "e;classical"e; music. Carl examines  In C in the context of its era, its grounding in aesthetic practices and assumptions, its...

Much has been written about the Y chromosome and its role in inducing maleness. This will be the first book about the X chromosome as a key to female development and the role of X-related factors in the etiology of sex differences in human disease. Barbara Migeon, from the renowned McKusick-Nathan Institute at Johns Hopkins, is a major figure in...

A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astrolabes, Cross-staffs,        Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles and Artificial Horizons        in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.This book describes the history and development of navigating instruments. Before        satellites these were used to measure the...

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