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The subject of this book is the Western astronomical tradition from ancient        Babylonia to the European Renaissance, with special emphasis on the Greek period.          Throughout the book two questions recur: what evidence permits us to reconstruct the        astronomy of the ancient past? How was astronony actually practiced? The book...

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Information Technology has become a key factor in industry and society in the postwar world and continues to evolve, re-shaping the local and global economy and reorienting comparative and competitive advantages. The production of IT has itself changed and shifted through a number of generations. Government policy towards IT has taken different...

This volume offers unprecedented coverage of the two primary research topics related to stress and coping: mitigating stress-related harms and sustaining well-being in the face of stress. Both topics are addressed within their relevant contexts, including chronic illness, calamity, bereavement, and social hardship. This handbook is sure to serve as...

Short-term Investors and the Evolution of Corporate Governance in France and        GermanyThe increased power of finance has been singled out as a common factor in the        corporate scandals of the early 2000s and the turmoil in the financial markets at        the end of the decade. Contingent Capital examines the importance of...