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Author | : Giuliano Pancaldi |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
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Release | : 2018-06-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0691188610 |
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Giuliano Pancaldi sets us within the cosmopolitan cultures of Enlightenment Europe to tell the story of Alessandro Volta--the brilliant man whose name is forever attached to electromotive force. Providing fascinating details, many previously unknown, Pancaldi depicts Volta as an inventor who used his international network of acquaintances to further his quest to harness the power of electricity. This is the story of a man who sought recognition as a natural philosopher and ended up with an invention that would make an everyday marvel of electric lighting. Examining the social and scientific contexts in which Volta operated--as well as Europe's reception of his most famous invention--Volta also offers a sustained inquiry into long-term features of science and technology as they developed in the early age of electricity. Pancaldi considers the voltaic cell, or battery, as a case study of Enlightenment notions and their consequences, consequences that would include the emergence of the "scientist" at the expense of the "natural philosopher." Throughout, Pancaldi highlights the complex intellectual, technological, and social ferment that ultimately led to our industrial societies. In so doing, he suggests that today's supporters and critics of Enlightenment values underestimate the diversity and contingency inherent in science and technology--and may be at odds needlessly. Both an absorbing biography and a study of scientific and technological creativity, this book offers new insights into the legacies of the Enlightenment while telling the remarkable story of the now-ubiquitous battery.
Author | : Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe |
Publisher | : Cuvillier Verlag |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : 3865370381 |
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The study assesses effects of population growth on agricultural land and forest in the Volta River Basin of Ghana. Most districts of the research area are experiencing shortfalls in land suitable for agriculture and deforestation. The number of farm holdings is decreasing and practice of fallow lands (last consequences of the former shifting cultivation) is also vanishing. Although households are wealthier due to new sources of off-farm income, the use of tractor, inorganic fertilizer and improved seed variety for farming is still low due to high costs. On deforestation, increases in fuel wood use and agricultural extensification are the major causes.
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Total Pages | : 850 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Deaf |
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Author | : Marloes Mul, Emmanuel Obuobie |
Publisher | : International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2015-02-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9290908297 |
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Publisher | : WorldFish |
Total Pages | : 67 |
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Download Diagnostic study of the Volta Basin fisheries: Part 2 Livelihoods and poverty analysis, current trends and projections Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Eric Antwi Ofosu |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2011-12-16 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1466552824 |
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Sub-Saharan Africa has an irrigation potential of about 42 million hectares of which only 17% is developed. Despite several investments in irrigation the growth is slow. This study aims at helping to achieve sustainable irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa, through gaining a better understanding of productive irrigation water use and effective manageme
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Publisher | : WorldFish |
Total Pages | : 32 |
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Author | : United States. Directorate for Armed Forces Information and Education |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Burkina Faso |
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Author | : Timothy O. Williams |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2016-09-19 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 131747953X |
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The Volta River Basin (VRB) is an important transboundary basin in West Africa that covers approximately 410,000 square kilometres across six countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo. Its natural resources sustain the livelihoods of its population and contribute to economic development. This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary review and assessment of the issues and challenges faced. The authors provide a science-based assessment of current and future scenarios of water availability, the demands of key sectors, including agriculture and hydropower, and the environment under changing demographic, economic, social and climatic conditions. They also identify solutions and strategies that will allow available water resources to be sustainably used to improve agricultural productivity, food security and economic growth in the VRB. Overall, the work examines from a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder perspective the solutions and strategies to improve the use of water and other natural resources in the VRB to achieve enhanced food security, livelihoods and economic growth.
Author | : United States. Office of Geography |
Publisher | : Washington, D.C. : [The Board], Department of the Interior |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Burkina Faso |
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