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Preface The editors of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology believe that this first yearbook provides unrivaled coverage of the most significant scientific and technical events of the past year. Much of importance occurred during 1961. Man plunged farther into space and bored...

PREFACEThis book is directed primarily toward the development of a point of view, a philosophy, and a method of approach to health promotion and disease prevention. We have sought to present a way of looking at health and disease which we believe is essential to the conscientious practitioner who...

PREFACEThis handbook aims to present in one volume fundamental and practical information in the field of reinforced concrete that may be useful to practicing civil and structural engineers and particularly those interested in the design and construction of buildings and bridges and related...

PREFACEThe justification for another book in any field of applied science lies rather in the viewpoint and manner of presentation chosen by the author than in the exposition of new facts, methods, and theories. For one man to do basic pioneering work in a field as large as silviculture is no longer...