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Sir Kenelm Digby's Collection (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-19
(обновлено 2011-05-19)

This book contain collection of 2 books

The Private Memoirs of Sir Kenelm Digby
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Opened

About the Author
Sir Kenelm Digby, 1603-1665

English courtier and diplomat. He was also a highly reputed natural philosopher. Digby was regarded as an eccentric by contemporaries, partly because of his effusive personality, and partly because of his interests in scientific matters. He spent enormous time and effort in the pursuits of astrology, and alchemy which he studied in the 1630s. In 1644 he published together two major philosophical treatises, The Nature of Bodies and On the Immortality of Reasonable Souls. These Two Treatises were his major natural-philosophical works, and showed a combination of Aristotelianism and atomism.

He was in touch with the leading intellectuals of the time, and was highly regarded by them; he was a founding member of the Royal Society and a member of its governing council from 1662 to 1663. His Discourse Concerning the Vegetation of Plants (1661) proved controversial among the Royal Society's members. He is credited with being the first person to note the importance of "vital air," or oxygen, to the sustenance of plants.

Digby is known for the publication of a cookbook, The Closet of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digbie Knight Opened, but it was actually published by a close servant, from his notes, in 1669, several years after his death. It is currently considered an excellent source of period recipes, particularly for beverages such as mead.

Digby is also considered the father of the modern wine bottle. During the 1630s, Digby owned a glassworks and manufactured wine bottles which were globular in shape with a high, tapered neck, a collar, and a punt. His manufacturing technique involved a coal furnace, made hotter than usual by the inclusion of a wind tunnel, and a higher ratio of sand to potash and lime than was customary. Digby's technique produced wine bottles which were stronger and more stable than most of their day, and which, due to their dark color protected the contents from light.

Method Of Rightly Conducting (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-18
(обновлено 2011-05-18)

About the Book
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason, and Seeking the Truth in the Sciences [1637]

Good sense is of all things in the world the most equally distributed, for everybody thinks himself so abundantly provided with it, that even those most difficult to please in all other matters do not commonly desire more of it than they already possess. It is unlikely that this is an error on their part; it seems rather to be evidence in support of the view that the power of forming a good judgment and of distinguishing the true from the false, which is properly speaking what is called Good sense or Reason, is by nature equal in all men. Hence too it will show that the diversity of our opinions does not proceed from some men being more rational than others, but solely from the fact that our thoughts pass through diverse channels and the same objects are not considered by all. For to be possessed of good mental powers is not sufficient; the principal matter is to apply them well. The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues and those who proceed very slowly may, provided they always follow the straight road, really advance much faster than those who, though they run, forsake it.

For myself I have never ventured to presume that my mind was in any way more perfect than that of the ordinary man; I have even longed to possess thought as quick;, or an imagination as accurate and distinct, or a memory as comprehensive or ready, as some others. And besides these I do not know any other qualities that make for the perfection of the human mind. For as to reason or sense, inasmuch as it is the only thing that constitutes us men and distinguishes us from the brutes, I would fain believe that it is to be found complete in each individual, and in this I follow the common opinion of the philosophers, Who say that the question of more or less occurs only in the sphere of the accidents and does not affect the forms or natures of the individuals in the same species.

About the Auhtor
René Descartes, 1596-1650

Noted French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," he ranks as one of the most important and influential thinkers of modern times. For good or ill, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day.

Descartes founded 17th century continental rationalism, later advocated by Baruch Spinoza and Gottfried Leibniz, and opposed by the empiricist school of thought, consisting of Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley & Hume. Leibniz, Spinoza and Descartes were all versed in mathematics as well as philosophy, and Descartes and Leibniz contributed significantly to science as well. As the inventor of the Cartesian coordinate system, Descartes founded analytic geometry, that bridge between algebra and geometry crucial to the invention of the calculus and analysis.

Daniel Defoe's Collection (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-18
(обновлено 2011-05-18)

THis book contain collection of 19 books

1. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner ; illustrated by N.C. Wyeth [1719]
2. The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton [1720]
3. A Journal of the Plague Year [1722]
4. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders [1722]
5. Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress [1724]
6. Memoirs of a Cavalier : A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. : From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. [1724]
7. A General History of the Pyrates, From their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, to the Present Time (second edition; London: T. Warner, 1724)
8. The History of the Pyrates [1728]
9. Of Captain Misson and his Crew [1728]
10. An essay upon projects [1697]
11. The True-Born Englishman [1701]
12. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters [1702]
13. The Storm [1704]
14. The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon [1704]
15. A True Relation of the Apparition of Mrs. Veal [1706]
16. Atalantis Major [1711]
17. A tour through the whole island of Great Britain [1724-26]
18. Everybody's business is nobody's business [1725]
19. The History of the Devil [1726]

About the Author
Daniel Defoe

ournalist and novelist, son of a butcher in St. Giles, where he was born His father being a Dissenter, he was educated at a Dissenting college at Newington with the view of becoming a Presbyterian minister. He joined the army of Monmouth, and on its defeat was fortunate enough to escape punishment. In 1688 he joined William III. Before settling down to his career as a political writer, Defoe had been engaged in various enterprises as a hosier, a merchant-adventurer to Spain and Portugal, and a brickmaker, all of which proved so unsuccessful that he had to fly from his creditors. Having become known to the government as an effective writer, and employed by them, he was appointed Accountant in the Glass–Duty Office, 1659–1699.

Among his more important political writings are an Essay on Projects [1698], and The True-born Englishman [1701], which had a remarkable success. In 1702 appeared The Shortest Way with the Dissenters, written in a strain of grave irony which was, unfortunately for the author, misunderstood, and led to his being fined, imprisoned, and put in the pillory, which suggested his Hymns to the Pillory [1704]. Notwithstanding the disfavour with the government which these disasters implied, Defoe’s knowledge of commercial affairs and practical ability were recognised by his being sent in 1706 to Scotland to aid in the Union negotiations. In the same year Jure Divino, a satire, followed by a History of the Union [1709], and The Wars of Charles XII. [1715]. Further misunderstandings and disappointments in connection with political matters led to his giving up this line of activity, and, fortunately for posterity, taking to fiction.

Songs Of A Sentimental Bloke (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-18
(обновлено 2011-05-18)

About the Book
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke

The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke was the first of CJ Dennis's "verse novels" and introduced the Sentimental Bloke, Doreen and Ginger Mick. Lavishly illustrated by Hal Gye (whose larrikin cherubs will be forever linked with The Bloke) it was first published in 1915 by Angus & Robertson of Sydney, with an introduction from Henry Lawson. A Pocket edition for the Trenches was issued in 1916, and an American edition titled Doreen and the Sentimental Bloke was published in the same year. Many further impressions of the book were printed over the years. The cover illustration above is from the 1985 printing of the 1981 edition.

I must admit to a bit of confusion with this book's title. My second edition of the book (which has no dustjacket unfortunately) list the title as The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke on the title page but as The Sentimental Bloke on the spine. I don't get too pedantic about this and feel that either title will suffice. Most people would refer to the book as The Sentimental Bloke anyway.

About the Author
C. J. Dennis, 1876-1938

Australian poet famous for his humorous poems, especially "The Sentimental Bloke".

The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke tells the story of Bill, a larrikin of the Little Lonsdale Street Push, who is introduced to a young woman by the name of Doreen. The book chronicles their courtship and marriage, detailing Bill's transformation from a violence-prone gang member to a contented husband and father.

James Cook's Collection Books (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-18
(обновлено 2011-05-18)

This book contain collection of 2 books

1. Captain Cook's Journal during his first voyage round the world made in H.M. Bark “Endeavour” 1768-71

2. Narrative of the Voyages Round The World, Performed by Captain James Cook; With an Account of his Life during the previous and intervening periods. by A. Kippis

About the Author
James Cook, 1728-1779

Captain James Cook FRS RN (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook was the first to map Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.[1]

Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager[2] and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War, and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec. This allowed General Wolfe to make his famous stealth attack on the Plains of Abraham, and helped to bring Cook to the attention of the Admiralty and Royal Society. This notice came at a crucial moment both in his personal career and in the direction of British overseas exploration, and led to his commission in 1766 as commander of HM Bark Endeavour for the first of three Pacific voyages.

Cook charted many areas and recorded several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. His achievements can be attributed to a combination of seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (for example dipping into the Antarctic circle repeatedly and exploring around the Great Barrier Reef), an ability to lead men in adverse conditions, and boldness both with regard to the extent of his explorations and his willingness to exceed the instructions given to him by the Admiralty.

English literature Dictionary (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-18
(обновлено 2011-05-18)

About the Book
A short biographical dictionary of English literature [1910]

The primary aim of this book is to give as much information about English authors, including under this designation American and Colonial writers, as the prescribed limits will admit of. At the same time an attempt has been made, where materials exist for it, to enhance the interest by introducing such details as tend to illustrate the characters and circumstances of the respective writers and the manner in which they passed through the world; and in the case of the more important, to give some indication of the relative place which they hold and the leading features of their work.

Including the Appendix of Living Writers, the work contains upwards of 1600 names; but large as this number is, the number of those who have contributed something of interest and value to the vast store of English Literature is larger still, and any attempt to make a book of this kind absolutely exhaustive would be futile.
About the Author
John William Cousin, 1849-1910

John William Cousin (1849–December 1910) was a British writer, editor and biographer. He was one of six children born to William and Anne Ross Cousin, his mother being a noted hymn-writer, in Scotland.[1] A fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries[2] and secretary of the Actuarial Society of Edinburgh,[3] he revised and wrote the introduction for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline in 1907.

However, he is best known as the editor of A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, a collection of biographical entries on numerous authors and literary figures, originally published in 1910 for J.M. Dent's "Everyman Library" series.[1] The bulk of his work was later used by David Clayton Browning to compile the Everyman's Dictionary of Literary Biography which was released in 1958 and subsequently reprinted during the 1960s and 70s.

Produce Converter (v. 1.0)

Primolicious LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-17
(обновлено 2011-05-17)

Are you tired of recipes that call for "The Juice of 1 Lime" when you only have bottled lime juice.  

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We also support custom conversions for any of the items in our app.  Simply choose the amount you need and the type of result you want (i.e. Lime Zest or Lime Juice) and the app will do the calculations for you and tell you how many items you need to buy.

There is also space for you to add your own notes you can record your specific experiences.  And you can add any of your commonly used items to your Favorites for easy access later!

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Swedish-Portuguese Dictiona TR (v. 3.0.84)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-05-17
(обновлено 2012-11-09)

The Audio Collins Mini Gem Swedish-Portuguese & Portuguese-Swedish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Portuguese and Swedish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word.  

This is a fully functional trial!

From Europe's Leading Bilingual Dictionary Publisher:

    * Get it right: all essential words and phrases you need in Swedish and Portuguese
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    * Easily learn the correct pronunciation with the native speaker pre-recorded audio pronunciations (requires Internet connection)


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The Collins Mini Gem Swedish-Portuguese & Portuguese-Swedish Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
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    * Fast article scrolling
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Swedish-Greek Gem Dictionary (v. 3.0.84)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-05-17
(обновлено 2012-11-09)

The Audio Collins Mini Gem Swedish-Greek & Greek-Swedish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Greek and Swedish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word.

From Europe's Leading Bilingual Dictionary Publisher:

    * Get it right: all essential words and phrases you need in Swedish and Greek
    * Get there fast: the fast search takes you quickly to the words you want
    * Colour layout helps you find what you are looking for quickly and easily
    * Easily learn the correct pronunciation with the native speaker pre-recorded audio pronunciations (requires Internet connection)


Words are tools for life. And a Collins Dictionary makes them work for you.

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Mini Gem Swedish-Greek & Greek-Swedish Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
          o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
          o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
    * Fast article scrolling
    * Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
    * Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature

Swedish-Finnish Gem Dictionary (v. 3.0.84)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-05-17
(обновлено 2012-11-09)

The Audio Collins Mini Gem Swedish-Finnish & Finnish-Swedish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Finnish and Swedish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word.

From Europe's Leading Bilingual Dictionary Publisher:

    * Get it right: all essential words and phrases you need in Swedish and Finnish
    * Get there fast: the fast search takes you quickly to the words you want
    * Colour layout helps you find what you are looking for quickly and easily
    * Easily learn the correct pronunciation with the native speaker pre-recorded audio pronunciations (requires Internet connection)


Words are tools for life. And a Collins Dictionary makes them work for you.

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Mini Gem Swedish-Finnish & Finnish-Swedish Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
          o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
          o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
    * Fast article scrolling
    * Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
    * Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature