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nn is the 'name variable' used on this site. Wherever you see it, you may insert the name of a particular person or, more generally, any identifiable entity to which a name may be attached.
name ... 1. a word or combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought, is designated or known.
variable ...10. Mathematics, a symbol, or the quantity or function which it signifies, which may represent any one of a given set of numbers or other objects. Delbridge
Books
| Allen, Richard Hinckley, Star Names: Their Lore and their Meaning, Dover 1963 Jacket: 'From his studies of the writings of scores of ancient astronomers, the author has come up with a fascinating history of the names various cultures have given the constellations, the literary and folkloristic uses that have been made of the stars through the centuries, and the often incredible associations that ancient people established with the stars. ... The book is the only complete coverage of its kind in English. It is completely non-technical, hence accessible to etymologists, anthropologists and amateur star-gazers. But it contains so much unique reading material on early astronomical theory, so many delightful accounts drawn from the pages of books almost impossible to find today, that even the practicing astronomer will finds its pages refreshingly new and instructive.' Amazon back |
| Churchill, Ruell V, and James Ward Brown, Complex Variables and Applications, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math 2003 Wonderful intro to complex analysis, March 22, 2004 Amazon Reviewer: A reader I used this text for an undergrad course, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The book, as the title suggests, is ideal for physicists, engineers, and applied mathematicians, in that it hits the important and powerful features of complex analysis which are tremendously useful for applied work. ... I believe it can be fairly stated that just about everything in the book should be studied and mastered by readers doing applied work. From my own experience, everything covered in the book has turned out to be relevant at one point or another. It can be said without exaggeration that this book is a gold mine. Amazon back |
| Delbridge, Arthur, and John Bernard, David Blair, Susan Butler, Pamela Peters, Richard Tardif (editorial Committee), The Macquarie Dictionary, The Macquarie Library 1991-1995 Introduction to first edition: 'This Dictionary of Australian English is ... a landmark in the history of great chanbge which has come over intellectual and cultural life in Australia. It looks back to the days of Old Australia, of colonial Australia when the European inhabitants of this continent were expected to apologise for the way they talked, indeed for the offences they were alleged to have committed agianst the Engish language.' Manning Clarkback |
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