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Discusses the history of golf course development, profiles golf course designers, and lists golf courses.

This is the story of the rise of television news to its position as the main source of news for the general public, told by one of those who led this revolution in journalism. Sir Geoffrey Cox was Editor of ITN - Britain's Independent Television News - from 1956-68, and founder of News at Ten. He not only pioneered new methods and techniques, but brought into television many who have since become household names, such as Alastair Burnet, Peter Sissons, Peter Snow and Sandy Gall.

The new edition has been substantially updated to offer an up-to-date and authoritative account of the law in this rapidly changing field. As well as general updating, the chapter on Torts has been completely rewritten and the growing importance of the law of restitution has led to the inclusion of a new separate chapter on the private international law aspects of this significant field of the law of obligations. The major developments in the law on jurisdiction and the recognition of foreign judgements have also been fully discussed.

The Domesday Book of historical scientific instruments in the United Kingdom and Eire. At its core is an inventory in which are individually described some 3700 instruments from collections throughout the British Isles. Astronomical, mathematical, optical and other types of instrument are all covered, as well as philosophical, physical and chemical apparatus. The inventory is preceded by a substantial glossary in which more than 50 categories of instrument are described, from abacus and air pump to waywiser and wheel-cutting engine.