A radiant life : the honourable Sylvia Fedoruk, scientist, sports icon, and stateswoman / by Massie, Merle, 1971-

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Radiant Science, Dark Politics A Memoir of the Nuclear Age. by Kamen, Martin D., JSTOR

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The elements : a visual history of their discovery / by Ball, Philip, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…The classical elements -- The antique metals -- Alchemical elements -- The new metals -- Chemistry golden age -- Electrical discoveries -- The radiant age -- The nuclear age.…”

Media hot and cold / by Starosielski, Nicole, 1984-, Duke University Press ebooks

Table of Contents: “…Thermostat : the thermal subjects of broadcast temperature -- Coldsploitation : the thermal attractions of cool air -- Sweatbox : the thermal violence of weaponized heat -- Heat ray : the thermal circuits of radiant media -- Infrared camera : the thermal vision of heat images -- Computer : the coldward course of media -- Conclusion: Media after the melt.…”
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Atlas of meteor showers : a practical workbook for meteor observers / by Bagnall, Philip M., SpringerLink (Online service)

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Ecohydrology : Darwinian expression of vegetation form and function / by Eagleson, Peter S., PALCI EBSCO books

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Old and new plant lore : a symposium /

Table of Contents: “…The dependence of plants on radiant energy, by E.S. Johnston -- pt. VII. Maize, the plant-breeding achievement of the American Indian, by J.H. …”

Energy at the surface of the earth : an introduction to the energetics of ecosystems / by Miller, David Hewitt, 1918-2006, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Incoming Longwave Radiation; Chapter VII. Radiant Energy Absorbed by Ecosystems; Chapter VIII. …”
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Radiation in the atmosphere / by Kondratʹev, K. I︠A︡. (Kirill I︠A︡kovlevich), PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Radiation in the Atmosphere; Copyright Page; Editor's Preface; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Radiant Energy. The Main Concepts and Definitions; Chapter 2. …”
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Energy transfers by radiation / by Benallou, Abdelhanine, ProQuest Ebook Subscriptions

Table of Contents: “…Origin of Radiation -- Magnitudes Used in Radiation -- Analysis of Radiative Energy Transfers: Black-body Radiation -- Radiant Properties of Real Surfaces -- Radiation Balances between Real Surfaces Separated by a Transparent Medium -- Practical Determination of Shape Factors -- Balances of Radiative Energy Transfers between Black Surfaces -- Balances on Radiative Energy Transfers between Gray Surfaces -- Electrical Analogies in Radiation -- Reduction of Radiating Energy Transfers through Filtering -- Radiative Energy Transfers in Semi-transparent Media -- Exercises and Solutions.…”
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William Crookes (1832-1919) and the commercialization of science / by Brock, W. H. (William Hodson)

Table of Contents: “…A tailor's son -- Photographic chemist : the making of an editor -- Earning a living -- Thallium -- Carbolic and cattle plague -- Selling science, 1865-1875 -- Spiritualism -- Mysterious forces : investigating Mr Home -- Chemistry is strictly a science of precision -- The investigation of Florence Cook, 1872-1874 -- Scandal : the investigations of Annie Eva Fay and Rosina Showers -- The radiometer and its lessons : William Carpenter versus William Crookes -- Dark spaces and the fourth state of matter -- Ubi crux ibi lux : the business of electricity -- The commercialization of public health : water -- The commercialization of public health : adulteration, sewage and hygiene -- Radiant spectroscopy : the rare earths crusade -- Esoteric chemistry in the nineties -- Inert gases and transmutations -- The wheat problem -- Radioactivity -- Welsh gold and African diamonds -- The grand old man of chemical physics, 1907-1913 -- The final years, 1913-1919 -- The afterlife.…”

Transport phenomena in multiphase flows / by Mauri, Roberto, SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “….- Free Convection -- Radiant Heat Transfer -- Anti diffusion -- Stationary Diffusion.- Appendices A? …”
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William Frederick Denning : grand amateur and Doyen of British meteor astronomy / by Beech, Martin, 1959-, SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Prologue -- Contents -- 1 A Man of Parts -- Bibliography -- 2 In Quest of Meteors -- 2.1 The Stationary Radiant Debate -- 2.1.1 The Epsilon Arietids: A Case Study -- 2.2 The Observer at Work -- 2.2.1 The Observations of Shooting Stars Notebook -- 2.2.2 Fireballs Galore -- 2.3 Correspondence -- 2.4 Meteor Physics -- 2.5 Meteorites -- Bibliography -- 3 The Heavens Provide -- 3.1 Telescopes: Big Versus Small -- 3.2 Comets -- 3.3 The Planets -- 3.3.1 Jupiter and Its Red Spot -- 3.3.2 Saturn and Its White Spots -- 3.4 Novae and Nebulae -- 3.5 Wasps, Birds, and Natural History…”
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The ascent of John Tyndall : Victorian scientist, mountaineer, and public intellectual / by Jackson, Roland, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…STORMS OVER GLACIERS 1858-1860 -- PART III. 1860-1870 THE PEAK YEARS -- 9. RADIANT HEAT 1859-1862 -- 10. HEATED EXCHANGES 1862-1865 -- 11. …”
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Coherent-mode representations in optics / by Ostrovsky, Andrey S., SPIE Digital Library, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers

Table of Contents: “…Coherent-Mode Representations in Radiometry -- Generalized Radiant Flux -- Coherent-Mode Representation of Radiometric Quantities -- Free-Space Propagation of Modal Radiance -- Modal Radiometry of Gaussian Schell-Model Source.…”
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Science of sport, exercise & physical activity in the Tropics / by PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Abbiss --Influence of Intervals of Radiant Heat on Performance and Pacing Dynamics during Rowing Exercise /Patrick J. …”
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CLEAN ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…4 Evacuated Tube-Based SPT (ET-SPT) -- 5 Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) -- 6 CPC Geometrical Model -- 7 Integrated CPC ET-SPT Receiver -- 8 Ray-Tracing Simulations -- 9 Results and Discussions -- 9.1 Radiant Flux on the Receiver with and Without CPC -- 9.2 Recuperative Spillage Losses -- 9.3 Optical Energy Distribution -- 10 Summary -- References -- Nanofluids Application in Solar Thermal Collectors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Solar Thermal Collectors -- 1.2 Thermal Performance Modeling of Solar Collectors -- 1.3 Heat Transfer Criteria of Solar Collector -- 1.4 Nanoparticles and Properties…”
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An introduction to mathematical modeling / by Bender, Edward A., 1942-, Ebook Central

Table of Contents: “…Potpourri -- Desert Lizards and Radiant Energy -- Are Fair Election Procedures Possible? …”
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Fundamental principles of heat transfer / by Whitaker, Stephen, ProQuest Ebook Subscriptions

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Light polarization and multiple scattering in turbid media / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…4 The Bi-directional Reflectance Imaging System -- 4.1 Construction Motivations -- 4.2 Overall Description -- 4.3 Calibration and Characterizations -- 4.4 Example Measurements -- 5 The Bi-directional Reflectance Spectrometer -- 5.1 Construction Motivations -- 5.2 System Descriptions -- 5.3 Characterizations and Calibrations -- 5.4 Typical Measurement Results -- 6 Summary -- References -- Spectropolarimetry of Snow and Ice Surfaces: Measurements and Radiative Transfer Calculation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition of Radiant Quantities Concerning the Polarization State of Light…”
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