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Showing 1 to 20 of 368 for “"British Isles"”.
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Dendroclimatology of Pinus sylvestris L. in the British Isles
… ring-width chronologies from five sites in the British Isles, two in Sweden and two sub-fossil sites in Northern Ireland is described. The technique of x-ray densitometry is used to measure density. It is shown that it is possible to use x-ray densitometry on well preserved sub-fossil pine. …
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The "theatre-in-museum" movement in the British Isles
… various styles of theatre which have emerged in British museums and questions what it is that both theatre and museum professions think they will achieve by enlivening the traditionally silent enclaves of our museums in such a way. The study proposes that we are, in fact, witnessing the emergence …
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Functional Analysis of Polished-edge Discoidal Knives of the British Isles
… are part of the lithic material culture from the British Isles with an approximate Late Neolithic date. These artefacts are manufactured in three basic shapes: circular to D-shaped, triangular, and broad leaf to lozenge (Clark 1929). The aim of this project was to explore the function of …
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An investigation in to the factors influencing flood magnitude in the British Isles
… of flood magnitudes likely to be experienced in British rivers are examined and reasons for prediction inaccuracies as well as problems of interpretation which may arise due to the use of multiple regression techniques, are discussed. Data from over five hundred river gauging stations in the …
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Genetic variation in the European rabbit and rabbit flea in the British Isles
Thirty-four sites were sampled for rabbit tissue, for use in starch gel electrophoresis. Thirty-two loci were identified, five of which were polymorphic. Of these two (Sod-1 and Mpi-2) were widely polymorphic, the other three (Icd-2, Agp-1 and Mae-1) occurring at one site each. Genetic distances …
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The rheology and dynamics of the Precambrian lithosphere – insights from the British Isles
This thesis combines a range of petrological, geochemical, and geophysical techniques to investigate the properties, behaviour, and evolution of the Precambrian lithosphere. In Chapter One, I summarise some of the key open questions regarding lithospheric evolution and the development of strength …
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Prodigal daughters: Imprisoned women, reform, and the femine ideal in the British Isles, 1800-1877
… Women, Reform, and the Feminine Ideal in the British Isles, 1800-1877, I examine the image(s) of imprisoned women, attempts to reform them, movements for prison reform, and the relationship between England and Ireland. After the 1853 Penal Servitude Acts, convict systems emerged in England and …
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Technological innovation and resource management in the fisheries of the British Isles, ca. 1400-1900
… fisheries managers and fishery resources in British waters before the industrial age. In particular, it investigates those interactions during periods of technological innovation and intensified fishing activity in the period between 1400 and 1900, and seeks to explain the responses of both …
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World War Commemoration and the Politics of the Union in the British Isles, 1994-2016
The commemoration of the World Wars has frequently attracted controversy and widespread debate, revealing tensions and divergence between politicians, academics and other commentators with regards to the thematic justification, tone and narratives of commemorative events. Within the United Kingdom …
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Palynofacies and sedimentology of some Late Jurassic sediments from the British Isles and northern North Sea
The variation of physical, chemical and ecological conditions through stratified water bodies is shown to be a useful integrating tool in the palaeoenvironmental modelling of epeiric sea facies. Particular emphasis is placed on the implications of oxygen deficiency in meromictic water bodies for …
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Minorites, military service, and the legacies of post-war reconstruction in the British Isles, 1918-1939
… of citizenship during the first decades of British mass democracy, the thesis focuses on the role of military service in the formation of minority rights agendas. Scholarship on the political culture of the period has interrogated the nature of British democracy between the wars, but the …
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From refugees to settlers: ‘Palatines’ in the British Isles, New York, Carolina, and the Bahamas, 1709-1755
The student, Margaret Brennan, accepted the attached license on 2023-07-13 at 15:26.
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Using sea-level and land motion data to develop an improved glacial isostatic adjustment model for the British Isles
The Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA) of the British Isles is of interest due to the constraints that can be provided on key model parameters such as regional ice sheet history, viscoelastic earth structure and the global meltwater (eustatic) signal. Many past studies have used as their primary …
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Bindings of Baskerville: Study of the bindings found on John Baskerville’s editions in the British Isles and abroad (18th-19th century)
… to understand the market for his editions in the British Isles and abroad from the middle of the 18th century to the first quarter of the 19th century. This project first focuses on the context of production of the bindings created in Baskerville’s supposed workshop, sometimes called the …
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MUSIC OF THE BRITISH ISLES: AN EXPLORATION OF MUSIC WRITTEN FOR THE VIOLIN BY COMPOSERS FROM ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND SCOTLAND DURING THE ROMANTIC ERA
… study examines the many ways composers of the British Isles created particularly memorable works with impactful musical moments. In addition, in representing a variety of composers with varying backgrounds and interests, this study highlights the diversity of the British musical community. This …
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