Robert L Hutchison

Meteorite research is fundamental to our understanding of the origin and early history of the Solar System. This book considers the mechanism and timing of core formation and basaltic volcanism on asteroids, and the effects of heating water-rich bodies. Results from meteorite research are placed in ...

Robert Hutchison's Garden of Fools is woven around the construction of the sacred Ganga Canals under the guidance of Proby Caudey, and throws fascinating light on the social and administrative structure in India during the Raj. Though it is a fictional account of the remarkable engineering work, Hut...

Monolith Corporation’s systems security officer Anne Hopkins becomes immersed in the world of cyber crime when pursued by the planet’s most dangerous terrorist, the mysterious Khaled Benwalid, who wants her to provide him with the protocols for the Orion System Six avionics software that powers the ...

An illuminating exposé of Opus Dei, the secretive sect operating at the heart of the Roman Catholic Church To the outside world, Opus Dei claims that its only goal is "to remind all people that they are called to holiness, especially through work and ordinary life." But with an elite membership of 9...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so th...

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the skills required for history-taking and physical examination, the choice and analysis of investigations to aid diagnosis, and the importance of the doctor-patient relationship. In this new edition the emphasis remains on providing practical information...

The arrival of meteorites can be spectacular, heralded by a ball of light followed by sonic booms. More rarely, their impact may be explosive enough to alter the course of Earth's history. Geology and astronomy come together in this informative account of the natural objects that fall from space.