Tag: Facts

Glad You Asked Intriguing Names, Facts, and Ideas for the Curious-Minded


Free Download Encyclopaedia Britannica, Michael Feldman, "Glad You Asked: Intriguing Names, Facts, and Ideas for the Curious-Minded"
English | 2006 | pages: 272 | ISBN: 1572438207 | EPUB | 2,9 mb
Encapsulating in brief explanations the most important people, places, things, events and ideas in the history of mankind, this educational resource features hundreds of items, many accompanied with photographs or diagrams to help provide additional information. Every entry is explained fully with a description intended to remain brief, but detailed. Running in length from 100 to 300 words, each entry is easy to read, using everyday language to explain items instead of fancy, rarely used words that appear to show off the writer’s vocabulary. The featured categories include art, culture, and pastimes; science, technology, and life; history; the world and its wonders; religion, philosophers, and ideas; and trailblazers.

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FACTS Controllers in Power Transmission and Distribution


Free Download K. R. Padiyar, "FACTS: Controllers in Power Transmission and Distribution"
English | 2009 | pages: 549 | ISBN: 1848290101, 8122439896 | PDF | 7,0 mb
The emerging technology of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) enables planning and operation of power systems at minimum costs, without compromising security. This is based on modern high power electronic systems that provide fast controllability to ensure ‘flexible’ operation under changing system conditions. This book presents a comprehensive treatment of the subject by discussing the operating principles, mathematical models, control design and issues that affect the applications. The concepts are explained often with illustrative examples and case studies. In particular, the book presents an in-depth coverage of:

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Dark Ages Historical Facts about the Plague, the Inquisition, and the Knights from the Middle Ages [Audiobook]


Free Download Dark Ages: Historical Facts about the Plague, the Inquisition, and the Knights from the Middle Ages (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9798368952628 | 2023 | 8 hours and 20 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 241 MB
Author: Kelly Mass
Narrator: Chris Newman

This book contains the following titles: Crusaders – The Crusaders is one of those dark chapters in history that we would rather forget, especially religious people. In name of the church, or other religions, like the Muslim faith, people killed, destroyed, looted, and burned cities to the ground. Middle Ages – In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or middle ages time period lasted around from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, likewise to the Post-classical period of worldwide history. William Shakespeare – William Shakespeare is the celebrated script writer of the most popular plays in the English language. By writing both tragedies, romances, and comedies in the 16th century, he made a name for himself and became successful in the art of drama. Black Death – Here we have it: We may be looking at the years 2020-2021 and think a certain virus has been bad for the world population.

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