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This casebook provides detailed information on insurance law. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.
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Excellent Text.......2006-12-23
Full of case excerpts which get to the point. Rarely is there a case that is included in its entirety (thank goodness). Editors are great, as the subject of insurance law is broken down into managable categories. The text is straight forward and well organized. There are policy examples included which were very helpful.
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This new edition incorporates significant case developments by the US Supreme Court in the areas of ERISA preemption and punitive damages. The book remains the only text with a comprehensive section on overlapping and multiple insurance coverage problems which is now updated. The sections on the interpretation of insurance policies and on binders now include the World Trade Center case and the text now reflects the concurrent causation problems highlighted by Hurricane Katrina. An advantage of the organization of this text is that while the materials are best suited for a three-unit course, they also can accommodate a two-unit insurance class because material can be neatly omitted in blocks.
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Insurance Law: Cases and Materials
Philip Rawlings
Manufacturer: Hart Publishing
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ASIN: 1841132748 |
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This book is intended as a complement to the authors' Insurance Law: Doctrine and Materials, following its general pattern but integrating the jurisprudence from other common law jurisdictions, particularly the USA.
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Cases and Material on Insurance Law (Casebook)
Spencer L. Kimball
Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co Law & Business
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ASIN: 0316493112 |
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Complete, detailed instructions and numerous diagrams for constructing a do-it-yourself telescope. No complicated mathematics are involved, and no prior knowledge of optics or astronomy is needed to follow the text's step-by-step directions. Contents cover, among other topics, materials and equipment; tube parts and alignment; eyepieces, and related problems; setting circles; and optical principles. 1973 ed. Appendixes. Index. 6 plates. 100 figures.
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Interesting read.......2006-02-23
This book was interesting, and helped my 80 year-old father to take up a hobby that has always interested him. However, the information in the book is somewhat out of date.
Still possibly the best book for the novice mirror maker.......2000-03-27
In making this review, I'm amazed on the date I'm writing it to be the first one, this book has been in print for over half a century and I can't believe I'm the only one who ever found it useful. The author Allyn Thompson, was a postmaster by profession, who led a group of a group of amateur telescope makers at the old Hayden planetarium in the 1940's to the time of his death in the mid 1950's. The book itself is an outgrowth of a series of articles he wrote immediately after the second world war which appeared in Sky and Telescope magazine. Though the size and focal length of the telescope he describes building (a 6-inch f8 reflector) is small by the amateur standards of the last 20 years, it is still probably the best size for a novice wishing to grind and polish the primary mirror themselves to start with. And it is in his step by step discriptions for making the primary mirror of a Newtonian reflector that this book excels. He tells you in a simple straight forward way the theory and history of the telescope, materials needed to grind and polish your own primary mirror, how to do it, how to test it (his discription of the Focault tester and using masks with it are in my opinion the still the clearest written for the beginner). He does not attempt to scare you away with horror stories of all the terrible things that can happen to you, turned down edge, dog biscuit ect, a flaw you find in the old "ATM" books I and II edited by Albert Ingalls. Thompson identifies possible problems, but then guides you through them with straight forward techniques. His "button laps" were a wonderful inovation for small mirror making and molds were widely available when this writer polished his first mirrors 30 years ago. Unfortunately nobody I know of today sells the molds commercially, but Thompson shows you how to make them yourself if you want to try it. As far as the mechanical construction of the telescope, the book is dated. Not many people today would use babbitt filled pipe fittings to make a mount, not since the easily built and more stable Dobson mount became the standard about 20 years ago for home builts (for a good book on that see Richard Berry's "Build Your Own Telescope"). But John Dobson was just starting to build scopes about the time Thompson died so he can't be blamed for never having seen one, he was on the other side of the country. All in all this book has held up well for something written 50 years ago. I wish I'd had a copy of it when I built my first scope. I didn't discover it till after I'd made my second mirror and I believe things would have gone a lot smoother had I read this first instead of using the old ATM books. It's too bad Allen Thompson isn't with us today to have updated the mechanical stuff, but as a mentor for your first mirror, you can't beat this book!
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Many amateur astronomers make their own instruments, either because of financial considerations or because they are just interested. Amateur Telescope Making offers a variety of designs for telescopes, mounts and drives which are suitable for the home-constructor. The designs range from simple to advanced, but all are within the range of a moderately well-equipped home workshop. The book not only tells the reader what he can construct, but also what it is sensible to construct given what time is available commercially. Thus each chapter begins with reasons for undertaking the project, then looks at theoretical consideration before finishing with practical instructions and advice. An indication is given as to the skills required for the various projects. Appendices list reputable sources of (mail order) materials and components. The telescopes and mounts range from "shoestring" (very cheap) instruments to specialist devices that are unavailable commercially.
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I would say semi - amateur telescope making.......2007-01-11
As with other books I have read about telescope making, the writer chooses to focus on mirror grinding principles and on his own projects. The lack of basic formulas to constructing telescopes is very disapointing. Nevertheless it is a very good book to read for those who already have the basic skills and are probably moving to their second or third project. So as I claim in the title... I believe this book is for "semi - amateur" telescope builders!
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.......2003-07-19
This is an edited book with different authors contributing an article each. Thus these is no coherency. It seems that the editor had asked each contributing author to just give an article about his or her telescope making experience. Thus all the chapters are separate entities without any cross-references (between chapters). Finally they do not go in any detail what so ever. It is more like a "1001 Project Book" which claims that (after reading the book) you can do every thing from repairing cars, TVs, VCR, DVDs to building an airplane, except that the book only devote half a page to all the 1001 projects. You just cannot make a telescope by reading this book (unless you already know how to make one).
BTW: you can find more information on the web than what this book delivers. I am just glad that I borrowed it from the library, and did not buy it.
A great telescope making book for anyone..............2002-06-16
We are an amateur astronomy loving family who got into making our own telescopes after getting involved in the Friday night telescope classes and lectures at the Chabot observatory in Oakland California back in the early 80's.
And being homeschoolers we were also big science fans and have always encouraged people to become as hands on science minded as possible. This books is a perfect example of hands on science at its best as well as a book that should put to rest the idea that only rich people own telescopes or that only people with science degrees use telescope.
The book is shy 300 pages and covers everything from Shoestring telescopes you can make, using items you have around the house as well as items you can find for free at carpet stores. Specialized telescopes is about building a high contrast planetary setup, as well as Rright camera. There is an excellent section on mounts. I would hope every library would own a copy of the book and believe that every homeschooling family should as well.
Good for ideas.......2001-05-09
Unlike conventional ATM books, this one does not cover basic work. Either use available optics for the simple stuff, or you will have to make stuff for the more advanced projects.
There are some excellent designs for DIY mounts and drives.
As the S&T reviw says, "a worthy addition"........1999-12-20
A marvellous little book which can be used as a manual and inspiring bed-time reading. Although some projects can be found on the web, the book version usually expands on these or is very different (and probably more permanent). The book's strength is that it has has selected projects which are easy to replicate and which complement each other. Its weakness is that there isn't more of it.
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Standard Handbook for Telescope Making
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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Amateur Telescope Making
Manufacturer: Scientific American
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ASIN: B000HCNAYY |
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A Classic - Dated, but good reference.......2006-02-01
This book was written in the first half of the 20th Century, as one of three related volumes. In 1996, publisher Willmann-Bell rearranged the hodge-podge collection of articles, into a more logically arranged edition, also of three volumes. This first volume deals exclusively with: Newtonian Mirror Making, Optical Testing, Workshop Wisdom and Observatory Buildings.
Together, these stand-alone articles detail the thoughts, methods and techniques of that bygone era. A modern reader might find such practices "primative" these days, but one must remember that using the simplest of tools and measurements, ordinary (non-technical) folk were able to produce some excellent optics.
Still, this should no longer be considered a beginner's book of telescope making. Though the general concepts and principles remain, the actual materials, fabrication techniques and measurement methods have greatly improved, or at least no longer apply to the text. Instead, this book should be considered as a resource for ATM's with some actual experience, and who might have the historical or technical curiosity to see how others accomplished marvels a century before, without the benefit of personal computers, light emitting diodes, or off-the-shelf telescope hardware.
I AGREE WITH TODD ANDERSON.......2002-07-14
I also started making my own telescope in 1968 and wanted to use the most complete book on the subject (and so I chose ATM because it was promoted by Scientific American). I later realized that it was too technical, difficult to understand, and much of it was OUTDATED ALREADY IN 1968. They just keep printing it because it still sells. And it still sells because people still ignorantly think that if it has Scientific American's endorsement, it must be the best (just like I thought).
If you are a beginner, don't waste your money on this...If you are a pro at telescope making, then you may benefit from ATM, but that's about it.
--George Stancliffe
If you really want these books, try the used book sites.......2000-02-07
I made my first two telescope mirrors using (or in spite of) the information I found the original ATM Volumes I and II put out by Scientific American. There were a lot interesting tidbits but you had to mine for them thru a hodge podge of material that Ingalls thrown together (he even stated that books one and two he edited were in no particular order). But much of the information in these books was already obsolete by the time I made my first mirrors in 1968. There is much talk in the original books about using HCF "honeycomb lap foundations" as a quick (and inferior) polishing lap, making your own abrasives, making your own eyepieces and alike, that even 40 years had long since been abandoned. I even think these books discouraged as many people as they encouraged to make their own telescopes, a point of view I share with the great John Dobson There are far better, easier to understand books available today such as "Build your own Telescope" by Richard Berry, "Making Your Own Telescope" by Allen Thompson (written about the same time as the ATM books but far easier to follow), and of course the classic "How to Make a Telescope" by Jean Texereau. I have reviewed the the new editions reedited and reorganised by Willmann-Bell, and while they are a valiant attempt to resurect these tombs, what I found was a lot of the tidbits to be found in the later (post 1950) editions were gone. I would advise the novice if you've really gotten the bug to build a scope of your own from the primary mirror up, to get a hold of one or better yet of the all books I've listed above before you invest in the new edition of the ATM books. If your still interested in seeing what was in the original books try the used book sites on the web. There are still a number of them out there at reasonable prices from checking myself before I wrote this review. They are interesting to look thru to see what techniques and materials use to be used, but I would not want to make my first telescope again from them.
The most marvellous book about this subject.......1998-10-19
Now updated, this book is the definitive introduction to the subject. It is against this book that others should be judged. If you are interested in Amateur Telescope Making you should buy it (and probably at least Vol.2 and maybe Vol.3). In my opinion this is one of those books that really deserves 6 stars.
What a great book!.......1998-03-05
What a great book! I decided to make my own scope, and so I bought this book, ground and polished a piece of glass, and I had a telescope! This book has one problem. It can get too technical at times. This can be desirable, but not when you are dealing with beginners.
If this book was revised to be simpler, I am sure it would be the choice book for amateurs.
--Matt Hanson
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