Author: Reuben Abel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143911840X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
An intelligently truthful book that explores the uneven landscape of the human intellect. An accessible introduction to philosophy, this book narrows the gap between the general reader and intellectual inquiry. Its points are illustrated with concrete examples that should call the reader to a higher level of critical thinking and self-perception.
The Finest Peaks - Prominence and Other Mountain Measures
Author: Adam Helman
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 141205995X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This book challenges the precedent that a mountain's worth scales with height. It is a rational synthesis of new concepts that compel one to reassess the popular "heightist mindset". The concept of prominence, loosely defined as a mountain's vertical relief, is a stiff competitor to summit height for assessing a mountain's stature and relative worth for innumerable purposes. The community of prominence theoreticians, list builders, and climbers has reached critical mass - suggesting publication of a book dedicated exclusively to prominence. Revolutions are not overnight. The heightist mindset has minimally a 100 year head start. Eventually the climbing community will embrace prominence. For the mountaineer a prominence-based peak list provides fresh goals guaranteed to satisfy. A prominence-based peak list, regardless of geographic region, incorporates the most awe inspiring and diverse mountains. Chapter I introduces prominence, being defined and contrasted with altitude as peak list generator. Chapters II and III concern peak list production. Chapter IV reviews the history of prominence, including a compendium of prominence list builders and their lists. Chapter V is about prominence oriented peakbaggers and their accomplishments. Chapter VI entails prominence-derived mountain measures - submarine prominence, inverse prominence, proportional prominence, and dominance. Chapter VII concerns the advanced, prominence-derived concepts of parentage, divide trees, lineage cells, and more. Chapter VIII concerns alternative, objective mountain measures: isolation measure; peakedness and prominence density; and height / steepness combination measures - drop measure, cliff measure, spire measure, and ruggedness measure. Spire measure quantifies a mountain's subjective impressiveness due to great angularity. Chapter IX is a search for the largest prominence unclimbed mountain - grand goal of a future, summit-discovering expedition. Appendices A to G cover various subtopics, the glossary defines over 300 terms. 48 pages of illustrations are included, with full-color versions on-line at http://www.cohp.org/prominence/publication_2005_illustrations/main.html A beautiful, hardcover edition with color illustrations is available, and is highly recommended by book reviewers. ? E-mail the author for pricing and purchase information.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 141205995X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This book challenges the precedent that a mountain's worth scales with height. It is a rational synthesis of new concepts that compel one to reassess the popular "heightist mindset". The concept of prominence, loosely defined as a mountain's vertical relief, is a stiff competitor to summit height for assessing a mountain's stature and relative worth for innumerable purposes. The community of prominence theoreticians, list builders, and climbers has reached critical mass - suggesting publication of a book dedicated exclusively to prominence. Revolutions are not overnight. The heightist mindset has minimally a 100 year head start. Eventually the climbing community will embrace prominence. For the mountaineer a prominence-based peak list provides fresh goals guaranteed to satisfy. A prominence-based peak list, regardless of geographic region, incorporates the most awe inspiring and diverse mountains. Chapter I introduces prominence, being defined and contrasted with altitude as peak list generator. Chapters II and III concern peak list production. Chapter IV reviews the history of prominence, including a compendium of prominence list builders and their lists. Chapter V is about prominence oriented peakbaggers and their accomplishments. Chapter VI entails prominence-derived mountain measures - submarine prominence, inverse prominence, proportional prominence, and dominance. Chapter VII concerns the advanced, prominence-derived concepts of parentage, divide trees, lineage cells, and more. Chapter VIII concerns alternative, objective mountain measures: isolation measure; peakedness and prominence density; and height / steepness combination measures - drop measure, cliff measure, spire measure, and ruggedness measure. Spire measure quantifies a mountain's subjective impressiveness due to great angularity. Chapter IX is a search for the largest prominence unclimbed mountain - grand goal of a future, summit-discovering expedition. Appendices A to G cover various subtopics, the glossary defines over 300 terms. 48 pages of illustrations are included, with full-color versions on-line at http://www.cohp.org/prominence/publication_2005_illustrations/main.html A beautiful, hardcover edition with color illustrations is available, and is highly recommended by book reviewers. ? E-mail the author for pricing and purchase information.
Man is the Measure
Author: Reuben Abel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143911840X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
An intelligently truthful book that explores the uneven landscape of the human intellect. An accessible introduction to philosophy, this book narrows the gap between the general reader and intellectual inquiry. Its points are illustrated with concrete examples that should call the reader to a higher level of critical thinking and self-perception.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143911840X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
An intelligently truthful book that explores the uneven landscape of the human intellect. An accessible introduction to philosophy, this book narrows the gap between the general reader and intellectual inquiry. Its points are illustrated with concrete examples that should call the reader to a higher level of critical thinking and self-perception.
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Author: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
"Publications of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia": v. 53, 1901, p. 788-794.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
"Publications of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia": v. 53, 1901, p. 788-794.
Science
Author: John Michels (Journalist)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Vols. for 1911-13 contain the Proceedings of the Helminothological Society of Washington, ISSN 0018-0120, 1st-15th meeting.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Vols. for 1911-13 contain the Proceedings of the Helminothological Society of Washington, ISSN 0018-0120, 1st-15th meeting.
NBS Special Publication
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Weights and measures
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Weights and measures
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The Salt Lake Mining Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Report of Progress for the Year ...
Author: Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Contents of each report may be found in "List of publications of the Geological Survey of Canada. 1900."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Contents of each report may be found in "List of publications of the Geological Survey of Canada. 1900."
Annual Report on the Geological Survey of the State of Pennsylvania
Author: Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Cosmos
Author: Alexander von Humboldt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Travels In the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and In the Oregon Territory
Author: Thomas Jefferson Farnham
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385126894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385126894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.