Everything you will do with clay involves the interplay of these three variables: - Moisture - Plasticity - Heat History Ceramics is one of the most ancient industries on the planet. ... Fracture mechanics is the field of mechanics concerned with the study of the formation and subsequent propagation of microcracks in materials. ...
As in his other novels, Amitav Ghosh shows here an anthropologist's fascination for the place and its people and the stories they tell the myths and legends that subvert the official versions of history and religion. ... Piya is drawn by the tidal water; she has come to study the Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella Brevirostris, a rare river dolphin that can negotiate the mix of fresh and salt water. ... She became Kanai's mentor and guide in the island and left a deep impression on his mind. ... In the fact, the relevant information about the tide country is presented in the novel throu...
