Download or read book The Encyclopedia of American Organettes written by Q. David Bowers and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Organettes were sometimes called 'the poor man's musical box' at their inception in the 1870s, for they were a relatively cheap instrument made in vast numbers that sold at prices that the general public could easily afford. Many types of instruments were produced, especially in the United States. One of their unique characteristics was that they often had very curious mechanisms. The music strips, discs, rolls, and other means of making the instrument work, were not often compatible with other manufacturer's machines. This Encyclopedia is a close look at the various manufacturing companies in the United States that produced these musical marvels, from the American Automatic Organette Company to the World Manufacturing Company. Each company has an individual chapter dedicated to its history, profusely illustrated with original black and white advertising and / or color lithographs of the instruments. Meticulous research has provided, where available, company owners, location of factories, instruments produced, periods of company activity. Since many of the companies produced a variety of instruments with different names, there is an Easy-Finding List that gives the names and trademarks of various American organettes (and related instruments) and the chapters in which primary information about them can be found. Certain retailers sold many different brands. For brands known to have been manufactured by others, the organettes are listed under the maker. As an example, the Massachusetts Organ Co. retailed many organettes made by others. For other makers and brands see the indispensable Index at the end of the book. This will be an exciting addition to your book collection of automatic musical instruments. And if this is your first volume, then you will have started your collection with a book penned by a well-known and respected author whose multiple books in the field have no equal." -- BookBaby.com.
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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis written by David J. Bodenhamer and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1994-11-22 with total page 1624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A work of this magnitude and high quality will obviously be indispensable to anyone studying the history of Indianapolis and its region." -- The Journal of American History "... absorbing and accurate... Although it is a monument to Indianapolis, do not be fooled into thinking this tome is impersonal or boring. It's not. It's about people: interesting people. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis is as engaging as a biography." -- Arts Indiana "... comprehensive and detailed... might well become the model for other such efforts." -- Library Journal With more than 1,600 separate entries and 300 illustrations, The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis is a model of what a modern city encyclopedia should be. From the city's inception through its remarkable transformation into a leading urban center, the history and people of Indianapolis are detailed in factual and intepretive articles on major topics including business, education, religion, social services, politics, ethnicity, sports, and culture.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Seeds written by J. Derek Bewley and published by CABI. This book was released on 2006 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first scholarly reference work to cover all the major scientific themes and facets of the subject of seeds. It outlines the latest fundamental biological knowledge about seeds, together with the principles of agricultural seed processing, storage and sowing, the food and industrial uses of seeds, and the roles of seeds in history, economies and cultures. With contributions from 110 expert authors worldwide, the editors have created 560 authoritative articles, illustrated with plentiful tables, figures, black-and-white and color photographs, suggested further reading matter and 670 supplementary definitions. The contents are alphabetically arranged and cross-referenced to connect related entries.
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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science written by Alwyn Scott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-17 with total page 1107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 438 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the core mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its applications to key problems in ecology and biological systems, chemical reaction-diffusion problems, geophysics, economics, electrical and mechanical oscillations in engineering systems, lasers and nonlinear optics, fluid mechanics and turbulence, and condensed matter physics, among others.
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