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Those amazing musical instruments! : your guide to the orchestra through sounds and stories / by Helsby, Genevieve.(CARDINAL)485452; Alsop, Marin.(CARDINAL)385248;
Introduction -- Strings: Violin -- Viola -- Violoncello ("cello") -- Double bass -- Harp -- Guitar -- Mandolin -- Woodwinds: Flute -- Oboe -- Clarinet -- Bassoon -- Saxophone -- Recorder -- Brass: Trumpet -- Trombone -- French horn -- Tuba -- Percussion: Tuned percussion -- Untuned percussion -- Keyboards: Harpsichord -- Piano -- Organ -- Voice -- Electronic instruments -- Conductor -- Dictionary: Index -- Acknowledgments.A guide to the orchestra, from the cello to the clarinet to the tuba to the timpani, through sounds and stories.870LSystem requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows or Mac; Web browser; CD-ROM drive; sound.
Subjects: Musical instruments;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 18
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The handy weather answer book / by Lyons, Walter A.(Walter Andrew),1943-(CARDINAL)319373;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-386) and index.Weather fundamentals -- Instruments and observations -- The upper atmosphere and beyond -- Clouds -- Hurricanes and tropical storms -- Thunderstorms, floods, and hail -- Lightening and thunder -- Optical phenomena -- Tornadoes -- Cold and winter storms -- Heat and humidity -- Earthquakes and volcanoes -- Air pollution and the environment -- Weather and the human body -- Weather forecasting -- Climate change -- Careers in meteorology.Provides the answers to approximately 1,000 frequently asked questions about the weather, discussing hurricanes, tornadoes, rainbows, flash floods, and other weather-related phenomena.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Weather;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 15
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The artist's eyes : vision and the history of art / by Marmor, Michael F.,1941-(CARDINAL)779479; Ravin, James G.(CARDINAL)640606;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index.From the Publisher: In this fascinating juxtaposition of science and art history, ophthalmologists Michael Marmor and James Ravin examine the role of vision and eye disease in art. They focus on the eye, where the process of vision originates, and investigate how aspects of vision have inspired and confounded many of the world's most famous artists. Why do Georges Seurat's paintings appear to shimmer? How come the eyes in certain portraits seem to follow you around the room? Are the broad brush strokes in Monet's Water Lilies due to cataracts? Could van Gogh's magnificent yellows be a result of drugs? How does eye disease affect the artistic process? Or does it at all? The Artist's Eyes considers these questions and more. Using key works of art as well as innovative illustrations that simulate different artists' vision, Marmor and Ravin shed new light on the story of art.
Subjects: Art and vision disorders.; Visual perception.; Artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Careers in focus.
Agricultural equipment technicians -- Automobile service technicians -- Avionics technicians -- Chemical technicians -- Computer and office machine service technicians -- Electronics engineering technicians -- Fiber optics technicians -- Fluid power technicians -- Industrial engineering technicians -- Instrumentation technicians -- Laser technicians -- Mechanical engineering technicians -- Microelectronics technicians -- Optics technicians -- Packaging machinery technicians -- Radiation protection technicians -- Robotics technicians -- Semiconductor technicians -- Surveying and mapping technicians -- Welding Technicians.
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Industrial technicians; Technology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Technical documentation with imagery and digital data [electronic resource] : NOAA polar orbiter data user's guide (August 1997) and NOAA global vegetation index user's guide (July 1997) / by National Climatic Data Center (U.S.)(CARDINAL)169937; Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite Program (U.S.)(CARDINAL)308430;
Contains description of instruments on NOAA POES series from TIROS-N through NOAA-14, level 1b data format that NOAA uses to distribute raw data to users, and derived data products including TOVS soundings, sea surface temperature (SST), mapped GAC, and radiation budget; it also describes the various products derived from NOAA POES data to monitor global vegetation growth and distribution.System requirements: Windows 3.1 or Windows 95; CD-ROM drive; World Wide Web browser capable of supporting embedded graphics and the HTML v3.2 draft specification (browser software included on CD-ROM).
Subjects: Databases.; Artificial satellites in earth sciences.; Global radiation; Meteorology; Oceanography; Vegetation dynamics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Astronomy / by Lippincott, Kristen,1954-(CARDINAL)318450;
Study of the heavens -- Ancient astronomy -- Ordering the universe -- Celestial sphere -- Uses of astronomy -- Astrology -- Copernican revolution -- Intellectual giants -- Optical principles -- Optical telescope -- Observatories -- Astronomer -- Spectroscopy -- Radio telescope -- Venturing into space -- Solar system -- Sun -- Moon -- Earth -- Mercury -- Venus -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune and Pluto -- Travelers in space -- Birth and death of stars -- Our galaxy and beyond -- Did you know? -- Cutting-edge astronomy -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.Be an eyewitness to the planets and stars of the Universe, and discover the mysteries of the world's oldest science. Discover the astronomical connection between the Earth's seas and the Moon. Find out why the planet Jupiter is named after a Roman god. See how 19th-century astronomers explained our Solar System. New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to the fascinating world of astronomy. Superb full-color photographs of scientific instruments, experiments, and innovative 3-D models reveal the discoveries and research that have transformed our understanding of the Universe. See how sailors navigated by the Sun and stars, where the asteroid belt is, how the planets and constellations were named, why the Earth was considered the center of the Universe, what a black hole is, and the hot volcanic surface of Venus. Learn how space probes photograph planets, what causes a meteor shower, what makes Mars red, why the Sun shines, where the Moon came from, how the first telescopes worked, the stages in the life of a star, and how the Earth's atmosphere sustains life. Discover what creates auroras, why the Zero Meridian is located at Greenwich in England, how the amazing early observatories were built, how Saturn could float on water, the "sound" of our own galaxy, how a comet is formed, and much, much more.1110LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Astronomy;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Scientist's tools / by Hanson, Anders,1980-(CARDINAL)466840;
007-009.Learn about some of the tools that scientists use to aid in their work and discoveries.Meet a scientist -- Chemist's tools -- Astronomer's tools -- Microscope -- Glassware -- Optical telescope -- Radio telescope -- Match game -- Tool quiz.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Scientific apparatus and instruments; Scientists;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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NOAA KLM user's guide [electronic resource] : (with imagery and digital data). by National Climatic Data Center (U.S.)(CARDINAL)169937;
A document that describes the orbital and spacecraft characteristics, instruments, data formats, etc. of the NOAA-K through NOAA-M polar orbiter series of satellites.System requirements: Windows 3.1 or Windows 9x; CD-ROM drive; World Wide Web browser capable of supporting embedded graphics and the HTML v3.2 draft specification (software for a browser included on CD-ROM).
Subjects: Meteorological satellites; Satellite meteorology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Guitar for dummies / by Phillips, Mark,1947-(CARDINAL)293088; Chappell, Jon.(CARDINAL)292916;
So you wanna play guitar. Guitar basics ; tuning your guitar ; Getting ready to play -- Starting to play : the basics. Getting stated by strumming chords ; Playing melodies-- without reading music! ; Adding some spice with 7th chords -- Beyond the basics : starting to sound cool. Playing in position ; Doubling up with double-stops ; Stretching out : barre chords ; Special articulation : making the guitar talk -- A pile of styles. Let's rock : rock guitar basics ; Bluer than blue : blues guitar basics ; Around the campfire : fold guitar basics ; Maestro, if you please : classical guitar basics ; Sunglasses and berets : jazz guitar basics -- A guitar of your own. Shopping for a guitar ; Guitar amps, effects, cases, and accessories ; Changing your strings ; Guitar wellness : basic maintenance -- The part of tens. Ten (or so) guitarists you should know ; The ten greatest guitar songs of all time -- Appendixes. A, How to read music ; B, 96 common chords ; C, How to use the DVD.Explains how to select a guitar, learn chords and melodies, explore different musical styles, and repair and maintain the instrument, with an interactive DVD featuring videos, audio tracks, and printable documents.System requirements for DVD: PC running Microsoft Windows or Linus with kernel 2.4 or later ; Macintosh running Apple OS X or later ; Internet connection ; DVD-ROM drive.
Subjects: Music.; Programmed instructional materials.; Guitar and Fretted instruments.; Guitar.; Guitar; Guitar; Musical instruments.; Printed music.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 10
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Telescopes : a very short introduction / by Cottrell, Geoff,author.(CARDINAL)630706;
Includes bibliographical references (page 139) and index.Grasping light -- Through the looking glass -- Windows in the sky -- Instruments of light -- A mirror held up to nature -- The radio sky -- Space telescopes -- The next telescopes."Describes the science behind modern telescope, ranging from large earth-based optical telescopes and radio arrays, to space-based telescopes capturing the universe in infrared, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays. He discusses crucial developments in telescope technology, and the hopes for the new generation of telescopes being built across the world."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Telescopes.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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