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"Jewish History" by Simon Dubnow is a seminal work in the field of Jewish historiography. This multi-volume set presents an extensive and comprehensive examination of Jewish history from antiquity to the modern period. Some stories are brutal and weird, while others creep up on you and draw you in slowly. Dubnow's approach to Jewish history is defined by thorough research, extensive knowledge, and a strong emphasis on the Jewish people's collective experiences. He follows the Jewish community from its biblical origins through the hardships of exile, persecution, and dispersion to the complex social and political dynamics of the century that followed. Dubnow's focus on the concept of Jewish autonomy and self-governance within numerous historical contexts is one of his most significant contributions, underlining the ongoing battle for cultural preservation and identity. He also investigates the historical significance of Jewish ideas, religion, and intellectual achievements. Dubnow's work is more than just a dry recitation of facts; it is infused with a profound empathy for the Jewish experience.

Coulomb read his Essai on ‘some statical problems’ to the French Academy in 1773. It is a document of great importance in the history of engineering since it laid the foundations of the modern science of soil mechanics and also discussed three other major problems of eighteenth-century civil engineering: the bending of beams, the fracture of columns and the calculation of abutment thrusts developed by masonry arches.Professor Heyman's book makes the Essai accessible to a wide range of engineers and historians of technology. It is here reproduced in full with an annotated English translation, a chapter elucidating Coulomb's references and with full discussion of the technical problems it treats. It concludes with some brief historical notes on Coulomb's life and technical education in eighteenth-century France.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.