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Celestial fundamental catalogues are a prerequisite for the determination of absolute positions and motions in space. Presently, positional astrometry is at the watershed between classical fundamental catalogues, based on moving reference stars, and modern catalogues, based on extragalactic reference objects with non-measurable motion. This book...

This book presents an overview of inter-municipal cooperation in eight European countries. Each country study sketches its attendant forms, their institutional design, the tasks and competencies attributed to joint authorities of municipalities and the way inter-municipal cooperation operates in practice. Both performance and democratic aspects ...

In this book, Dr. Andras Sobester reviews the science behind high altitude flight. He takes the reader on a journey that begins with the complex physiological questions involved in taking humans into the "death zone." How does the body react to falling ambient pressure? Why is hypoxia (oxygen deficiency associated with low air pressure) so dange...

This book focuses on the innovative and more critical management approach adopted in the PA (Public Administration) in order to identify and describe the main models and instruments to economically evaluate the decision making process in accordance to the specific conditions such as efficiency, effectiveness, cost and equity. The manuscript pays...

Die Textsammlung enthalt 18 strafrechtstheoretische Texte vom ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert bis zur...

This volume examines the commensal politics of early states and empires and offers a comparative perspective on how food and feasting have figured in the political calculus of archaic states in both the Old and New Worlds. It provides a cross-cultural and comparative analysis for scholars and graduate students concerned with the archaeology of c...

The spectacular images of galaxy collisions capture the imagination. This book will show what is out there in the universe, what it?s like in other galaxies, what they might look like, and how cosmic processes might affect life in other solar systems. It will explain crucial stages in the development of physical structure in the universe, and th...

Eligió olvidar su nombre y borrar su pasado. Renunció a su libertad. Intentó no convertirse en gladiador. Pero acabó en el Coliseo para enfrentarse a su destino. No hay lucha más cruel que la que está a punto de comenzar.Hoy ha llegado su día. en pocos minutos, alguien levantará la reja y le obligará a luchar. Y él tendrá que combatir a muerte c...