Tag: London

London, Londoners and the Great Fire of 1666 Disaster and Recovery


Free Download Jacob F. Field, "London, Londoners and the Great Fire of 1666: Disaster and Recovery "
English | ISBN: 1138207144 | 2017 | 172 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 2 MB
The Great Fire of 1666 was one of the greatest catastrophes to befall London in its long history. While its impact on London and its built environment has been studied and documented, its impact on Londoners has been overlooked. This book makes full and systematic use of the wealth of manuscript sources that illustrate social, economic and cultural change in seventeenth-century London to examine the impact of the Fire in terms of how individuals and communities reacted and responded to it, and to put the response to the Fire in the context of existing trends in early modern England. The book also explores the broader effects of the Fire in the rest of the country, as well as how the Great Fire continued to be an important polemical tool into the eighteenth century.

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London Dispersion Forces in Molecules, Solids and Nano-structures An Introduction to Physical Models and Computational Methods


Free Download János Ángyán, John Dobson, Georg Jansen, "London Dispersion Forces in Molecules, Solids and Nano-structures: An Introduction to Physical Models and Computational Methods"
English | 2020 | pages: 456 | ISBN: 1782620451 | PDF | 11,6 mb
London dispersion interactions are responsible for numerous phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology. Recent years have seen the development of new, physically well-founded models, and dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT) is now a hot topic of research. This book is an overview of current understanding of the physical origin and modelling of London dispersion forces manifested at an atomic level. It covers a wide range of system, from small intermolecular complexes, to organic molecules and crystalline solids, through to biological macromolecules and nanostructures. In presenting a broad overview of the of the physical foundations of dispersion forces, the book provides theoretical, physical and synthetic chemists, as well as solid-state physicists, with a systematic understanding of the origins and consequences of these ubiquitous interactions. The presentation is designed to be accessible to anyone with intermediate undergraduate mathematics, physics and chemistry.

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Walking in London Park, Heath and Waterside – 25 Walks in London’s Green Spaces


Free Download Walking in London: Park, Heath and Waterside – 25 Walks in London’s Green Spaces by Peter Aylmer
English | August 17, 2023 | ISBN: 1786311461 | True EPUB | 290 pages | 41.5 MB
A guidebook to 25 walks in London’s open spaces. Exploring the green spaces of both the city centre and Greater London area, the walks are suitable for beginners and experienced walkers alike.

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Taking London Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CGRY62MK | 2024 | 10 hours and 21 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 302 MB
Author: Martin Dugard
Narrator: Samuel Roukin

Great Britain, summer 1940. The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Adolf Hitler’s powerful armies control Europe. England stands alone against this juggernaut, the whole world knowing it is only a matter of time before Nazi Germany unleashes its military might on the island nation. In London, a new prime minister named Winston Churchill is determined to defeat the Nazi menace, no matter the costs. Luckily for Churchill, one quirky Englishman has seen the future. Air Vice-Marshall Hugh Dowding is head of the Royal Air Force Fighter Command. He has spent years preparing his nation’s aerial defenses, utilizing the new technology of radar, training hundreds of hand-picked young pilots, and overseeing the design and purchase of the world’s most up-to-date fighter aircraft.

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The London Encyclopaedia (Repost)


Free Download Ben Weinreb, Christopher Hibbert, "The London Encyclopaedia"
English | 2020 | pages: 1120 | ISBN: 1405049251, 0333458176, 1405049243 | EPUB | 98,6 mb
The London Encyclopaedia is the most comprehensive book on London ever published. In its first new edition in more than 10 years, completely revised and updated, it comprises some 6,000 entries, organized alphabetically, cross-referenced, and supported by two large indexes—one for the 10,000 people mentioned in the text and one general—and is illustrated with more than 500 drawings, prints, and photographs. Everything that is important in the history and culture of London is documented, whether vanished or extant, from its first settlement to the present day.

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Lonely Planet London (Travel Guide)


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English | March 19, 2024 | ISBN: 1838691847 | 424 pages | MOBI | 143 Mb
Lonely Planet’s local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to London.

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Lonely Planet London (Travel Guide)


Free Download Lonely Planet London (Travel Guide) by Jade Bremner, Vivienne Dovi, Steve Fallon
English | March 19, 2024 | ISBN: 1838691847 | 424 pages | MOBI | 143 Mb
Lonely Planet’s local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to London.

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