The Trafalgar Companion

Ulster connections with Nelson and Trafalgar

Last year brought the two hundredth anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar and it is a good time to remember Ulster’s strong connection with the Royal Navy over the centuries. We can identify some 200 Ulster doctors who qualified before 1900 and served in the Navy, though this may well be an underestimate, for it is hard to produce a complete list to compare with the approximately 260 who serve...

The Microbiology Bench Companion

In “Handbook of Zoonoses: Identifi cation and Prevention,” authors Joann Colville and David L. Berryhill laud their book as an ideal reference for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and professional students, and as a general resource for healthcare professionals to help them understand and manage zoonotic diseases. Information on common, and currently topical, zoonoses are included; the bo...

The Piano Music Companion

We present a system that we call ‘The Piano Music Companion’ and that is able to follow and understand (at least to some extent) a live piano performance. Within a few seconds this system can identify the piece that is being played, and the position within the piece. It then tracks the progress of the performer over time via a robust score following algorithm. The companion is useful in multipl...

The Cambridge companion to

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, US, xvii + 550 pp.— therein: Ivor Grattan-Guinness. Mathematics in and behind Russell’s logicism, and its reception. Pp. 51–83. Richard Cartwright. Russell and Moore: 1895–1905. Pp. 108–127. Peter Hylton. The theory of descriptions. Pp. 202–240. Martin Godwyn and Andrew D. Irvine. Bertrand Russell’s logicism. Pp. 171–201. Michael Beaney. R...

The Oxford Companion