Böcker av University of Cambridge

Stars are the fundamental observable constituents of the Universe. They are the first objects we see in the night sky, dominate the light produced in our own and other galaxies and nucleosynthesis in stars produces all the elements heavier than helium.

This fully updated fourth edition clearly and comprehensively explains the law on the use of force in international law, including use of force by States, the role of the UN, and the role of regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security.

A panoramic account of the history of Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East from the fall of Rome to the rise of Islam.

In the first single-author account of German history from the Reformation to the early nineteenth century since Hajo Holborn's study written in the 1950s, Dr Whaley provides a full account of the history of the Holy Roman Empire. Volume I extends from Maximilian I to the Peace of Westphalia.

The story of the recently discovered London workhouse that Charles Dickens lived almost next door to in the years before he wrote Oliver Twist - told by the historian who did the sleuthing behind these exciting new findings.

This new edition reflects the significant changes in the law of restitution and the expanding theoretical and critical commentary. It identifies and analyses the principles which underpin the law of restitution as a whole, referencing its three distinct parts: unjust enrichment, restitution for wrongs, and the vindication of property rights.

In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide geographical canvas, from America to the Far East, Steiner provides an indispensable reassessment of the most disputed events of these tumultuous years.

This compilation of records, charters, and statutes, many in the original Latin, was first published in 1852. Volume 2 includes the original charters for seven of the oldest colleges as well as the 1573 will of college founder Dr John Caius.

Introduces the reader to psychometrics and its various aspects, ranging from its early history, school examinations, how to construct your own test, controversies about IQ, and the developments in testing on the internet. This work is suitable for those studying for the British Psychological Society's Certificates of Competence in Testing.

Paul Davies and Graham Virgo present the most engaging and student-focused text, cases, and materials approach to equity and trusts, providing an authoritative account of the law in a single volume.

Drawing on a range of 18th and 19th-century travel books and scholarship in literature, history, geography, and anthropology, this book studies the Romantic obsession with the landscapes of Ethiopia. It explores the effects of problems of credit worthiness, and the nebulous epistemological claims of 'curiosity' on the status of travel writing.

Presents a study of Early Modern ideas of emotion, self-indulgence, and self-control in the literature and moral thought of the 16th and 17th centuries. This work explores how writers of the English Renaissance transformed their understanding of the passions, recalibrating emotion as an important constituent of ethical life rather than the enemy.

The industiral revolution of Britain is recognised today as a model for industrialisation all over the world. Now reissued with a new introduction by the author, this book is widely renowned as a classic text for students of this key period.

This stimulating study considers how Charlotte Bronte's writings engage with a whole range of issues in their time. Through a series of new readings of ostensibly well-known texts, Heather Glen reveals a Charlotte Bronte more alert to her historical moment and far more aesthetically sophisticated than she has usually been taken to be.