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Beneath the Grid
Christopher O'Brian, a disgruntled EPA staff attorney, is already plagued by nightmares and job insecurity when he learns that his chemist colleague, Ronnie Chapman, has been crushed by a train. O'Brian, devastated by his friend's death, has no idea that Chapman's unfortunate accident was actually murder. O'Brian, immersed in the details of a global warming scientific breakthrough awaiting approval by the EPA, soon discovers that Chapman was about to reveal something huge. When another colleague is murdered, O'Brian and his coworker Sonja Voinovich band together with others to uncover Chapman's secret and its connection to a powerful international conspiracy. Only time will tell if their actions will come too late to save thousands suffering from mysterious symptoms halfway across the world. In this environmental thriller, a government attorney and a group of misfits set out to unveil the truth and stay off the growing list of victims murdered while attempting to right a wrong.
On Tycho's Island
This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Christianson broadens this singular perspective by portraying Brahe as Platonic philosopher, Paracelsian chemist, Ovidian poet, and devoted family man. This pioneering study includes capsule biographies of over 100 men and women, including Johannes Kepler, Willebrord Snel, Willem Blaeu, several bishops and numerous technical specialists all of whom helped shape the culture of the Scientific Revolution. Under Tycho Brahe's leadership, their teamwork achieved breakthroughs in astronomy, scientific method, and research organization that were essential to the birth of modern science.
Danske Kongegrave I-III
Danske Kongegrave er et prægtigt bogværk om et af verdens ældste monarkiers gravmæler. De tre rigt illustrerede bind fortæller Danmarkshistorien gennem beretninger om kongelige gravminder og begravelsesskikke, og dermed på deres egen måde også om de kongelige dynastier gennem 1000 år: fra Gorm den Gamle og Thyre til kong Frederik 9. og dronning Ingrid. Gennem århundrederne har danske kongeslægter haft skiftende begravelsessteder. Der er således bl.a. danske kongegrave i Jelling, Ringsted, Sorø, Odense og Roskilde; men også uden for rigets grænser findes kongelige danske gravminder, f.eks. Knud den Stores grav i Winchester, Magnus den Godes grav i Nidaros og Erik Ejegods grav p...
