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  • Nineteenth-Century Female Poisoners

    Three English Women Who Used Arsenic to Kill

    by V. Nagy ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Nineteenth-Century Female Poisoners investigates the Essex poisoning trials of 1846 to 1851 where three women were charged with using arsenic to kill children, their husbands and brothers. Using newspapers, archival sources (including petitions and witness depositions), and records from parliamentary debates, the focus is not on whether the women were guilty or innocent, but rather on what English ... Read more

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  • International Trade in Hazardous Wastes

    This book discusses the need for a regulated and informed forum for international trade in hazardous waste. The authors argue that with careful planning, health and ecological risks can be minimized and net economic benefits realized fairly. ... Read more

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  • Ab Initio Variational Calculations of Molecular Vibrational-Rotational Spectra

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This work had its beginnings in the early 1980s at the University ofWollongong, with significant contributions from Dr. Margret Hamilton, Professors Peter G. Burton and Greg Doherty. The emphasis was to develop computer code to solve the nuclear Schrodinger problem. For bent triatomic molecules the project was fmally realized at the University of Newcastle a decade or so later, with the ... Read more

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  • Hydrological Dimensioning and Operation of Reservoirs

    Practical Design Concepts and Principles

    Series Book 39 - Water Science and Technology Library
    Storage reservoirs represent one of the most effective tools for eliminating, or at least for minimizing, discrepancies in the time and space variations of water resources distribution and requirements. In fact, the different - often contradictory - and increasing demands on water resources utilization and control usually can be fulfilled only by building multi-purpose reservoir systems. In this ... Read more

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  • Computational Chemistry

    Introduction to the Theory and Applications of Molecular and Quantum Mechanics

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This corrected second edition contains new material which includes solvent effects, the treatment of singlet diradicals, and the fundamentals of computaional chemistry."Computational Chemistry: Introduction to the Theory and Applications of Molecular and Quantum Mechanics" is an invaluable tool for teaching and researchers alike. The book provides an overview of the field, explains the basic ... Read more

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    A Global Study

    Agricultural droughts affect whole societies, leading to higher food costs, threatened economies, and even famine. In order to mitigate such effects, researchers must first be able to monitor them, and then predict them; however no book currently focuses on accurate monitoring or prediction of these devastating kinds of droughts. To fill this void, the editors of Monitoring and Predicting ... Read more

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  • Sexual Homicide

    Patterns and Motives

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  • The Language of Houses

    How Buildings Speak to Us

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  • Sustainable Development of Rice and Water Resources in Mainland Southeast Asia and Mekong River Basin

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
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