Liquid History
Liquid History

Author: John Warland

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2021-10-07

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1473592119

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THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THOSE WHO LOVE LONDON. A RADIO 4 BEST FOOD AND DRINK BOOK OF THE YEAR. An illustrated guide to London's best pubs and their extraordinary history, presented by the founder of the world-famous Liquid History Tours. Pull up a stool for a thirst-quenching trundle through London's liquid history in search of the city's greatest pubs. We raise a toast in Shakespeare's local, pop in for a pint at Jack the Ripper's bar and push open the bloodstained doors of the Bucket of Blood. Liquid History is a beautifully illustrated love letter to London's finest hostelries, written by the city's leading pub tour guide and host of the celebrated Liquid History Tours. Profiling over 50 timeless boozers, this book tells the story of London's history and the taverns that have hosted, harboured and refreshed its leading characters. Exploring the watering holes of London's writers and artists, its most notorious criminals and celebrated figures, we move from architectural marvels to secretive backstreet boozers to join the dots for London's ultimate knees-up.

Liquid History
Liquid History

Author: Stephen Croad

Publisher:

Published: 2003-05-15

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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The London Stone at Staines marks the ancient western boundary of the jurisdiction of the City of London. The Lord Mayor and Corporation’s conservancy of the Thames extended east from there as far as Yantlet in Kent. This is the stretch of the river documented in 'Liquid History'. Drawing on the resources of English Heritage’s unrivalled photographic archives, the book records a journey along the length of the tidal river and over almost 150 years. We see the rural Thames as it approaches London, riverside towns, the civic and commercial development of the riverbanks, the working docks and warehouses, the development of the web of bridges that now links north and south, barges, sailing ships and warships, the great flood defences and a tiny beach that flourished briefly at the Tower of London. Featuring the work of pioneers of photography and some of the great topographical photographers of the 20th century, and with a fascinating commentary by Stephen Croad, 'Liquid History' chronicles the ebb and flow of the life of the river.

History of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
History of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines

Author: George Paul Sutton

Publisher: AIAA

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 936

ISBN-13: 9781563476495

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Liquid propellant rocket engines have propelled all the manned space flights, all the space vehicles flying to the planets or deep space, virtually all satellites, and the majority of medium range or intercontinental range ballistic missiles.

Ignition!
Ignition!

Author: John Drury Clark

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2018-05-23

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0813599199

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This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics Imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity. The resulting volume is as much a memoir as a work of history, sharing a behind-the-scenes view of an enterprise which eventually took men to the moon, missiles to the planets, and satellites to outer space. A classic work in the history of science, and described as “a good book on rocket stuff…that’s a really fun one” by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, readers will want to get their hands on this influential classic, available for the first time in decades.

Crystals That Flow
Crystals That Flow

Author: Timothy J. Sluckin

Publisher: Springer Science & Business

Published: 2004-06

Total Pages: 778

ISBN-13: 9780415257893

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The collection is divided into sections, each of which is prefaced by a brief commentary referring to the historic-scientific context of the time.

Liquid Pleasures
Liquid Pleasures

Author: Proffessor John Burnett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1134788797

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Drinking has always meant much more than satisfying the thirst. Drinking can be a necessity, a comfort, an indulgence or a social activity. Liquid Pleasures is an engrossing study of the social history of drinks in Britain from the late seventeenth century to the present. From the first cup of tea at breakfast to mid-morning coffee, to an eveining beer and a 'night-cap', John Burnett discusses individual drinks and drinking patterns which have varied not least with personal taste but also with age, gender, region and class. He shows how different ages have viewed the same drink as either demon poison or medicine. John Burnett traces the history of what has been drunk in Britain from the 'hot beverage revolution' of the late seventeenth century - connecting drinks and related substances such as sugar to empire - right up to the 'cold drinks revolution' of the late twentieth century, examining the factors which have determined these major changes in our dietary habits.

Liquid Materialities
Liquid Materialities

Author: Peter Atkins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-06

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 131710479X

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As a food, milk has been revered and ignored, respected and feared. In the face of its 'material resistance', attempts were made to purify it of dirt and disease, and to standardize its fat content. This is a history of the struggle to bring milk under control, to manipulate its naturally variable composition and, as a result, to redraw the boundaries between nature and society. Peter Atkins follows two centuries of dynamic and intriguing food history, shedding light on the resistance of natural products to the ordering of science. After this look at the stuff in foodstuffs, it is impossible to see the modern diet in the same way again.

Cognac
Cognac

Author: Salvatore Calabrese

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 9780304358748

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It's called the noble spirit--and who better to explain why than the world expert on cognac, Salvatore Calabrese? In these elegantly illustrated, information-filled pages, the fascinating history of cognac unfolds, decade by decade, along with personal stories of those who produce the golden liquid; a summary of the distillation process from grape to bottle; tasting notes for the finest vintages; tips of the trade; and handsome photography.

Soap, Science, and Flat-Screen TVs
Soap, Science, and Flat-Screen TVs

Author: David Dunmur

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 0199549400

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Liquid crystals had a controversial discovery at the end of the 19th century but were later accepted as a 'fourth state' of matter, and finally used throughout the world in modern displays and new materials. This book explains the fascinating science in accessible terms, and puts it into social, political, and historical perspectives.

Liquid Assets
Liquid Assets

Author: Diane Galusha

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781930098435

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"In Liquid Assets, author Diane Galusha traces for the first time between the covers of a single volume the development of the amazing water system that altered landscapes, transformed lives, and made possible New York's preeminence among the world's great cities."--Back cover.