Illustrated Tales of Derbyshire
Title | Illustrated Tales of Derbyshire PDF eBook |
Author | David Paul |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2020-02-15 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 144569512X |
The beautiful county of Derbyshire is one of the most visited of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.
Illustrated Tales of Staffordshire
Title | Illustrated Tales of Staffordshire PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Harwood |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2023-07-15 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1398107778 |
Illustrated throughout, discover the folklore, myths, legends, customs and traditions from Staffordshire that will both enlighten and entertain readers.
Churches of Derbyshire
Title | Churches of Derbyshire PDF eBook |
Author | David Paul |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 143 |
Release | 2022-08-15 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1398104213 |
A fascinating exploration of Derbyshire’s historic churches, will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England.
Illustrated Tales of Shropshire
Title | Illustrated Tales of Shropshire PDF eBook |
Author | David Paul |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2019-07-15 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1445690039 |
The beautiful county of Shropshire is one of the most visited of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.
Woolton History Tour
Title | Woolton History Tour PDF eBook |
Author | David Paul |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 82 |
Release | 2020-08-15 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1398102083 |
A guided tour of the historic town of Woolton, showing how the places you know and love have changed over the centuries.
Unknown Quantity
Title | Unknown Quantity PDF eBook |
Author | John Derbyshire |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 391 |
Release | 2006-06-02 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 030909657X |
Prime Obsession taught us not to be afraid to put the math in a math book. Unknown Quantity heeds the lesson well. So grab your graphing calculators, slip out the slide rules, and buckle up! John Derbyshire is introducing us to algebra through the ages-and it promises to be just what his die-hard fans have been waiting for. "Here is the story of algebra." With this deceptively simple introduction, we begin our journey. Flanked by formulae, shadowed by roots and radicals, escorted by an expert who navigates unerringly on our behalf, we are guaranteed safe passage through even the most treacherous mathematical terrain. Our first encounter with algebraic arithmetic takes us back 38 centuries to the time of Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, Ur and Haran, Sodom and Gomorrah. Moving deftly from Abel's proof to the higher levels of abstraction developed by Galois, we are eventually introduced to what algebraists have been focusing on during the last century. As we travel through the ages, it becomes apparent that the invention of algebra was more than the start of a specific discipline of mathematics-it was also the birth of a new way of thinking that clarified both basic numeric concepts as well as our perception of the world around us. Algebraists broke new ground when they discarded the simple search for solutions to equations and concentrated instead on abstract groups. This dramatic shift in thinking revolutionized mathematics. Written for those among us who are unencumbered by a fear of formulae, Unknown Quantity delivers on its promise to present a history of algebra. Astonishing in its bold presentation of the math and graced with narrative authority, our journey through the world of algebra is at once intellectually satisfying and pleasantly challenging.
Derbyshire Folk Tales
Title | Derbyshire Folk Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Pete Castle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Legends |
ISBN | 9780752453880 |
Passed down from generation to generation, many of Derbyshire's most popular folk tales are gathered together here for the first time. Ranging from stories specific to the region, such as 'The Derby Ram', to others which are local versions of well-known classics, like 'Beauty and the Beast', all of the tales in this collection are rooted in Derbyshire's past. Written to recreate the oral traditions that made these anecdotes popular, this book provides entertainment for all.Richly illustrated with original drawings, accounts of love, loss, heroes and villains are all brought to life through vivid descriptions that have survived for several centuries. These tales have been adapted to make them accessible, enjoyable and, at times, very relevant to contemporary readers.