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LATITUDE ZERO: TALES OF THE EQUATOR
ANTONY SHUGAAR GIANNI GUADALUPI
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- NICE TIDBITS OF HISTORY IN THE TROPICS
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Latitude Zero: Tales of the Equator
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Now in paperback, an illustrated history of the wholly imaginary place on the globe: the equator, an entirely human construct that has fascinated and challenged explorers for 3,000 years. The equator—its location not only on the globe but also in the minds and exploits of navigators, travelers, poets, and dreamers since the dawn of civilization—is the magical thread on which the eminent Italian historian Gianni Guadalupi strings some of humankind’s most intriguing lore and most amazing adventures in this original and riveting intellectual history. The mysterious source of the Nile and the enigma of the Congo’s swell, the perils of the Doldrums, and the vicissitudes of El Nino, the quest for the lost Eden and the search for El Dorado, all fall within the compass of Guadalupi’s extraordinary volume. So do the names of Columbus, Magellan, Don Lope de Aguirre, Sinbad the Sailor, Henry Stanley, Charles-Marie de la Condamine, and Dante Alighieri, who placed Purgatory on an island athwart the equator. “A series of historical vignettes ... for the armchair traveler: history rendered as a libretto to the planet’s grand opera.”—Kirkus Reviews “These engagingly written stories are perfect jumping-off points for armchair adventurers or perhaps journey enough for commuting conquistadors.”—Booklist “Filled with stories that are well written and captivating”—Library Journal
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NICE TIDBITS OF HISTORY IN THE TROPICS.......2006-07-24
The tropics have always fascinated European explorers with tales of monsters and incredible nature. In this book, the authors tell the stories of a few handpicked explorers of the tropics.
The stories are divided among continents:
1. In South America, we have Orellana (first man down the Amazon), Aguirre (insane explorer in the Amazon), Raleigh (Brit up in Guyana) and Condamine (the French measurer of the Earth).
2. In Africa, Livingstone, Burton, Speke, Conrad, among others.
3. In Asia, Magellan (first around the world), Stevenson (of literary fame), and Brooke (the white Raja).
These are just short stories, of maybe 5-15 pages per explorer, and the choice of explorers is not necessarily the best, given the limited space in the book.
fascinating history.......2003-03-08
If you're into "interesting" history, this book is for you. The format of the book is interesting - many small vignettes grouped logically. The authors have done an excellent job.
A Good Read on the Road.......2002-07-22
For Latitude Zero, Gianni Guadalupi and Anthony Shugaar have put together a collection of short historical essays recounting the exploration of the equator. The accounts are organized somewhat chronologically. Following a brief introduction to the ancient folklore, the authors tell some entertaining stories of the Spanish conquest in South America and their search for the mythical city of gold, El Dorado. The narrative then jumps to the English exploration of central Africa. Finally, the tales turn to Magellan and his successors' adventures in the East Indies.
The interconnecting theme of these tales, besides the equator, is the humor that can be found in the recurring naive arrogance of the West in its dealings with non-European peoples. The 16th century Conquistadors come off the worst. At least Richard Burton et al. tried to color their exploration of the upper Nile and the Rift Lakes as geographical science.
Guadalupi and Shugaar have produced a well written and interesting light read. The sole short-coming of their volume -- filled with place names -- is the absence of useful maps.
A Sultry Delight.......2002-03-13
This is true hammock reading; a book to have champagne with. The author takes us through a series of vignettes (rarely more than six pages each) dealing with the Equator, from ancient Chinese explorers visiting Africa, to the British explorers Stanley, Livingstone and Burton, to the Spanish adventurers in Peru, to naked Austrian baronneses on Easter Island in the 1930s. The translation perfectly captures the author's wry humor and easy delivery. Other great moments include Walter Raleigh's search for El Dorado, Magellan's adventures in Asia, Krakatoa's eruptions and Robert Louis Stevenson's last days in the Pacific.
Excellent.......2001-11-27
A thoroughly enjoyable collection of tales across the equator. Any historical 'travelogue' afficionado should read this. A quick glance at any globe and you might think: "well, there's not much landmass there, so there's bound to be a lot of seafaring tales". Not true. Confessionably, the book is split 'tween Africa, the Amazon and a dip into the Indonesian Archipelago but each story is paced sufficiently to be readable at twenty minutes sittings. Ideal, as I found, for that train journey or even on a beach. Not that it's beach material.
It is written with a faintly humorous tone, doesn't take itself too seriously and comes across more as a group of tales told round a campfire about mysterious lands. Its main result is that it leaves you desiring more, so I'm off to look up more titles by these authors, having piqued my interest...
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Environmental risks associated with large-scale marine finfish cage aquaculture have led to claims that the long-term sustainability of the industry is in doubt. Methods and models currently used to measure near and far-field environmental effects of finfish mariculture and to assess their implications for management are presented in 20 chapters arranged in four sections (Eutrophication, Sedimentation and Benthic Impacts, Changes in Trophic Structure and Function, and Managing Environmental Risks). Case studies show how models may be used to predict environmental changes and provide management tools to minimize potentially adverse environmental risks. The volume is of interest to those working towards sustainable development of mariculture, including environmental managers and decision-makers with regulatory responsibilities.
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Ecotoxicology, Third Edition discusses the ecological effects of pollutants: the ways in which ecosystems can be affected, and current attempts to predict and monitor such effects. The emphasis is on ecosystems; therefore toxicological approaches are critically assessed.
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Applications Of Molecular Biology In Environmental Chemistry
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During this century we have experienced a shift in the leading causes of death from infectious diseases, such as pneumonia and influenza, to chronic diseases, such as heart disease and cancer. Whereas infectious diseases are often related to a single infectious agent, chronic diseases are often related to a combination of environmental (including occupational) chemical exposures and genetic factors. This valuable reference helps the reader to identify these chemical pollutants in environmental matrices such as air, water, food, and soil. It provides improved analytical methods to measure the pollutant, its metabolites, and its various possible adducts in humans. This book presents the latest work designed to assess potential exposure (environmental concentration and activity of pollutants), dose to humans, and a molecular basis for some of the affected biological mechanisms.
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Systems Ecology An Introduction Howard T. Odum An integrated theoretical and applied approach to systems ecology, using diagrammatic language to explain basic concepts of systems, modeling, and simulation. It presents simple and moderate complexity models as the ones of primary utility in theory and practice; combines energetics and kinetics, rather than viewing them separately; and generalizes concepts of ecosystems and economic systems, among its many vital features. (0 471 65277-6) 1983 Ecogenetics Genetic Variation in Susceptibility to Environmental Agents Edward J. Calabrese The most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of how genetic factors affect susceptibility to environmental agents. The book provides an objective critical evaluation of current scientific literature on the subject, with particular emphasis on those a gents typically considered pollutants. (0 471 89112-6) 1984 Chemodynamics Environmental Movement of Chemicals in Air, Water and Soil Louis J. Thibodeaux This book describes the nature and processes of the transport of pollutants throughout the environment. It examines equilibrium at environmental interfaces, transport fundamentals, and the chemical exchange rates between air and water, water and the adjoining earthen material, air and soil, as well as intraphase chemical exchange rates. (0 471 04720-1) 1979 Environmental Engineering and Sanitation, 3rd Edition Joseph A. Salvato A totally updated edition of the standard guide to sanitary and environmental engineering principles and their practical applications. It covers virtually every problem encountered in the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of sanitation plants and structures. New features include updated material on water reclamation and reuse, on-site sewage disposal, protection of groundwater quality, and more. (0 471 04942-5) 1982 Aquatic Chemistry An Introduction Emphasizing Chemical Equilibria in Natural Waters, 2nd Edition Werner J. Stumm & James J. Morgan This new edition of the recognized classic crystallizes the enormous and growing flood of data and theory that has accompanied the maturation of this field. New features include increased attention to steady-state and dynamic models employing mass-balance approaches and kinetic information; a new chapter on environmental considerations; expanded compilation of thermodynamic data; and more.
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Chiral Environmental Pollutants
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The central topic of the book is to present the state of the art and future development of environmental enantioselective trace analysis. Areas such as toxicology, ecotoxicology, synthetic chemistry, biology, physics are also covered in detail in order to explain the different properties of enantiomers in environmental samples. This monograph delivers a comprehensive survey for environmental trace analysts, analytical chemists, ecotoxicologists, food scientists and experienced laboratory personnel.
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The Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects/Din-H
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