Bøker av Salvatore Basile

Questo studio raccoglie e analizza, per la prima volta, tutte le informazioni archeologiche conosciute su Lucca e il suo ager dal momento della fondazione della colonia latina nel 180 a.C., fino alla conquista longobarda alla fine del VI secolo. Lo studio osserva, analizza e ricostruisce le dinamiche di formazione e trasformazione del paesaggio urbano e rurale di Lucca nel lungo periodo. Utilizzando GIS, analisi spaziali e geostatistica questo libro propone un'analisi storico-archeologica e diacronica del territorio, con una particolare attenzione al ruolo che le interazioni tra umani e ambiente hanno svolto nella formazione e nell'evoluzione dell'insediamento, della società e delle diverse forme economiche sviluppatesi tra età romana e tarda antichità.This book analyses all known archaeological information on Lucca and its ager from the foundation of the Latin colony in 180 BC until the Longobard conquest at the end of the 6th century AD. Using GIS, spatial analysis and geostatistics, it proposes a historical-archaeological and diachronic analysis of the territory.

';[A] history of air conditioning, chronicling the numerous gimmicks, failed attempts, con jobs, and eventual successes... a surprisingly interesting journey.' San Francisco Book Review The air conditioner is often hailed as one of the modern world's greatest inventionsyet nearly as often blamed for global disaster. It has changed everything from architecture to people's food habits; saved countless lives, and caused countless deaths. First appearing in 1902, when Willis Carrier, an engineer barely out of college, developed the ';Apparatus for Treating Air,' everyone assumed it would instantly change the world. But the story of air conditioning and its rise to ubiquity is far from simple. In Cool, Salvatore Basile tracks two fascinating stories: the struggle to perfect an effective cooling device, and the effort to convince people that they actually needed such a thing. With a cast of characters ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Richard Nixon and Felix the Cat, Cool showcases the myriad reactions to air conditioning as it was developed and introduced to the world. Here is a unique perspective on a common convenience: how we came to rely on it today, and how it might change radically tomorrow.

Victorian-era divas who were better paid than some corporate chairmen, the boy soprano who grew up to give Bing Crosby a run for his money, music directors who were literally killed by the job-the plot of a Broadway show or a dime-store novel? No, the unique and colorful history of St. Patrick's Cathedral.