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  • 暗數據

    被看到、被聽到、被測量到的，往往不是「真凶」 Dark Data: Why What We Don’t Know Is Even More Important Than What We Do

    by 大衛‧漢德（David Hand） ...
    Translated by 賴盈滿 ...
    Series series FROM
    大數據時代必讀的暗數據解析大作。「只因為沒有人在森林裡聽見樹倒了，不代表樹沒發出聲音。」我們都習慣看向光亮之處，但是黑暗中，看不見的事物裡，必定藏有更多決定性細節。◆本書賣點●《不大可能法則》作者全新著作。所謂暗數據，相當於宇宙中的暗物質、金融界的「黑池」、網路世界的「暗網」，都是不易察覺的事物，但觀察不到，不代表不存在；而觀察得到的東西，也不等於「全部」，尤其是數據。●大數據就像漫畫一般，以簡單幾筆，補捉基本的輪廓，簡化了很多細節。忽略的資訊或數據可能鬧出人命、釀成災害，甚至讓經濟體、社會崩解，生命毀滅。本書揭露暗數據無所不在的事實，其成因及影響。◆內容簡介//在遺漏數據的世界裡做出好決定的務實指南//身處大數據時代，不難以為我們... ... Read more

    $69.41 HKD

  • Material World

    A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future

    by Ed Conway ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*An Economist, Financial Times, Times and New Statesman Book of the Year*Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and the British Academy Book Prize, Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing Prize'Compelling' TIM MARSHALL'Lively, rich and exciting' PETER FRANKOPA... ... Read more

    $111.99 HKD

  • Advances in raw material industries for sustainable development goals

    Edited by Vladimir Litvinenko ...
    "Advances in Raw Material Industries for Sustainable Development Goals" presents the results of joint scientific research conducted in the context of the Russian-German Raw Materials Forum. Today Russia and Germany are exploring various forms of cooperation in the field of mining, geology, mineralogy, mechanical engineering and energy. Russia and Germany are equally interested in expanding ... Read more

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  • Big Data

    A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think

    by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier ...
    A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large.Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the most dangerous New York City manholes before they explode? And how did Google searches predict the spread of the H1N1 flu outbreak?The key to ... Read more

    $87.99 HKD

  • The Devil's Breath

    The Story of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster of 1914

    by Steve Hanon ...
    On a warm spring day in June of 1914, two hundred and thirty-five men went down into the depths of the Hillcrest mine found in Alberta’s Crowsnest Pass. Only forty-six would make it out alive. The largest coal-mining disaster in Canadian history, the fateful tale of the Hillcrest Mine is finally captured in startling detail by Stephen Hanon.A deft examination of the coal mining industry in an ... Read more

    $76.99 HKD

  • Waste Production and Utilization in the Metal Extraction Industry

    by Sehliselo Ndlovu, Geoffrey S. Simate, Elias Matinde ...
    Increasingly stringent environmental regulations and industry adoption of waste minimization guidelines have thus, stimulated the need for the development of recycling and reuse options for metal related waste. This book, therefore, gives an overview of the waste generation, recycle and reuse along the mining, beneficiation, extraction, manufacturing and post-consumer value chain. This book ... Read more

    $571.57 HKD

  • Introduction to Estimating, Plan Reading and Construction Techniques

    by Gary Anglin ...
    To understand Construction Estimating one must also understand plan reading and construction techniques. This book is designed to teach the construction student these three core skills in equal measure. Using hundreds of plans, sketches, and photos, the book builds case studies of the major construction divisions including concrete, masonry, carpentry, and more. Over forty cases are divided into ... Read more

    $1,409.47 HKD

  • Mining, Politics, and Development in the South Pacific

    by Michael C. Howard ...
    This book explores some of the issues surrounding the mining industry in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and the Phosphate islands, looking at the political dimension of mining and at the relationship of mining to national development. ... Read more

    $493.26 HKD

  • Modern Cotton Spinning Machinery

    Its Principles and Construction

    by Nasmith ...
    Modern Cotton Spinning Machinery: Its Principles and Construction is a comprehensive technical treatise that delves into the intricate world of cotton spinning machinery as it stood at the turn of the 20th century. Authored by Joseph Nasmith, a renowned authority in textile engineering, the book offers an in-depth exploration of the principles, design, and operation of the machinery used in the ... Read more

    $210.13 HKD

  • Rock Mechanics in Salt Mining

    by M.L. Jeremic ...
    A study on rock mechanics in salt mining, this work includes coverage of the exploration and opening of salt mining, deformation and failure of the salt, strata mechanics and control for different mining systems, and stability analyses of the mine structures. ... Read more

    $665.54 HKD

  • The Geological Factor

    San Jose: Drilling for Life

    by Walter Véliz Araya, Felipe Matthews Rojas ...
    "The gestation process of the most spectacular technical and human drama in Chilean mining history lacked a book like this. Buried, as the 33 miners, were the detailed events of this amazing saga. A huge percentage of that story had to do with ignored geologists, drillers and mining technicians with their incredible drilling machines. Walter Véliz and Felipe Matthews have written an exciting ... Read more

    $68.09 HKD

  • Mine Fire Prevention and Control

    Edited by Bo Tan, Haiyan Wang, Hongqing Zhu, Liyang Gao ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book belongs to the field of mine safety, and it first introduces the severity of mine fire and the impact of mine fire on air flow through practical cases, and then leads to the most important control technology of underground air flow during fire. At the same time, the causes of mine fire, the characteristics of fire and the commonly used equipment for fire fighting are systematically ... Read more

    $1,395.89 HKD

  • Rhondda Collieries Through Time

    by David Swidenbank, Alun Seward ...
    Series series Through Time
    Rhondda' - even now, the name evokes the turbulent times when Rhondda (actually two valleys, the Fawr and Fach) was synonymous with the deep-mining of steam coal. This is a story of pioneering deep-mining and unbridled capitalism: the prospecting of two valleys, unfettered by health and safety, amid divisive industrial relations and scarce health-care. The result fired railways, steam-powered ... Read more

    $84.89 HKD

  • Hydromagmatic Processes and Platinum-Group Element Deposits in Layered Intrusions

    by Alan Boudreau ...
    The role of hydrothermal fluids during the crystallization of layered intrusions and the ore deposits they contain has long been debated. This book summarizes the evidence for fluid-crystal-liquid (hydromagmatic) interactions and their importance for the understanding of the formation of platinum-group deposits in layered intrusions. It discusses the composition of igneous fluids in mafic magmatic ... Read more

    $1,020.99 HKD

  • From Two Lines

    The Life Story of Captain Josiah Holman

    by Michael Webb ...
    Curiosity got the better of me when I read Captain Holman's letter of 11 January 1859 where he wrote...I have been abroad six times viz. - to the Philippine Islands, the Brazils, twice to the Canadas and the Native Copper Mines of Lake Superior - to South Africa and lastly to Malacca .But these were only a few of the countries this Cornish miner explored for mineral wealth.This is an imaginative ... Read more

    $54.74 HKD

  • Atividades Pós-Mineração

    Abordagem legal, social e ambiental

    by Técia Bérgamo ...
    As minas abandonadas representam um dos principais desafios ambientais e territoriais associados à atividade minerária, pois trata-se de um problema mundial, haja vista a geração de milhares de minas órfãs em diversos países. Os vazios deixados pelas minas tornam-se locais estéreis e inutilizados, acarretando graves riscos à segurança das comunidades circunvizinhas. Em As Atividades Pós-Mineração: ... Read more

    $208.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Underground Excavations in Rock

    by Evert Hoek ...
    Underground Excavations in Rock deals with the geotechnical aspects of the design of underground openings for mining and civil engineering processes. ... Read more

    $1,840.17 HKD

  • Geologic and Mine Modelling Using Techbase and Lynx

    by Martin Smith ...
    This text provides a process oriented discussion of the theory, methodology and philosophy of geologic and mine modelling using two commercial software packages: Techbase, a leader for mineral exploration and modelling bedded deposits; and Lynx, for modelling geology. ... Read more

    $908.30 HKD

  • The Crackerjacks

    by Mike Dupont ...
    crack•er•jack (ˈkræk ərˌdʒæk) n. a person or thing that shows marked ability or excellence. The Knoxgold mining company has cheated Joe McDonald and his crew out of their hard-earned bonus, and there’s nothing that they can do about it — until they discover an unknown gold-vein deep inside the mine. Together, they devise a plan to get it past security. The Crackerjacks are mining experts, but do ... Read more

    $78.44 HKD

  • The High Seas

    Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean

    by Olive Heffernan ...
    THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER'A comprehensive investigation of the staggering damage we have done to the world's oceans and its life forms' Observer'A vital, fascinating, deeply researched exploration of Earth's last wilderness... Shocking and starkly 'illuminating - a must-read' Gaia VinceThe ocean covers seventy per cent of the surface of our planet, and two thirds of this lie beyond national ... Read more

    $87.79 HKD

  • Mineral Mining in Africa

    Legal and Fiscal Regimes

    by Evaristus Oshionebo ...
    Africa is endowed with commercially viable quantities of several minerals and metals, and, more than ever before, African countries wish to harness their mineral resources for their economic development. The African mining sector has witnessed a revolution in terms of new mining codes and amendments to extant mining codes, which are designed to achieve a multitude of objectives, including the ... Read more

    $548.08 HKD

  • Geomechanical Aspects of Abandoned Room and Pillar Mines and Remediation Measures

    by Ömer Aydan ...
    Series series ISRM Book Series
    Geomechanical Aspects of Abandoned Room and Pillar Mines and Remediation Measures addresses the occurrence, prediction, and control of subsidence issues encountered in room and pillar mining, including creep, degradation, and seismic aspects. The book distinguishes itself by:Presenting a unified treatise on room and pillar minesUsing clear definitions and explanations of fundamental ... Read more

    $1,307.67 HKD

  • Thermo-Poroelasticity and Geomechanics

    by A. P. S. Selvadurai, A. P. Suvorov ...
    Investigations of multi-physical processes in geomaterials have gained increasing attention due to the ongoing interest in solving complex geoenvironmental problems. This book provides a comprehensive exposition of the classical theory of thermo-poroelasticity, complemented by complete examples to problems in thermo-poromechanics that are used to validate computational results from multi-physics ... Read more

    $905.49 HKD

  • Nuclear Theory Degree Zero: Essays Against the Nuclear Android

    Edited by John Kinsella, Drew Milne ...
    Series series Angelaki: New Work in the Theoretical Humanities
    Nuclear Theory Degree Zero: Essays Against the Nuclear Android investigates the threat conveyed and maintained by the nuclear cycle: mining, research, health, power generation and weaponry.Central to this polyvalent 'report' on the infiltration of our lives and control over them exerted by the industrial-military complex, are critiques of the creation, storage and use of atomic weapons, the ... Read more

    $477.60 HKD