History of The Basin in
Book Form
The book is
comprised of 15 chapters. Not all chapters are completed.
As chapters are completed they will be added to this
site.
Each
completed chapter is standalone with its own contents,
summary and index. When all chapters are complete, I will
create a single contents and index covering all chapters.
The raw
information for the book is stored electronically using
sophisticated page layout software. At any time the book
can be reproduced in a number of formats:
In
high quality printed book form. This may be done
in limited numbers for special occasions or when
the book contents are more stable I may offer
printed versions at a low cost.
As an
e-book that can be read on-line or downloaded and
read/printed off-line. Currently, only PDF e-book
format is available on this site.
CD
ROM of everything that I can fit on it. This
format is not yet available.
Currently, only two of the
above formats are available.
PDF
Format
Each chapter has been
created in a popular electronic book (e-book) format known as Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) that faithfully reproduces the book
layout.
In order to read PDF files,
you need to add a PDF viewer to your browser. You can then read the PDF
file on-line or first download the file and then read/print the file
off-line. Adding a viewer to your browser is simple and PDF viewers are
available for free on the Internet.
The PDF
format is only available as separate files for each
chapter due to the large file size that would be required
for the whole book. PDF files are optimised for viewing
in a browser or printing on a home or office quality
printer. In particular, photographs do not print at their
original quality.
If you view
the PDF files in a viewer in your browser, the Contents
and Indexes are clickable. That is, if you click on an
index entry, the viewer will scroll to the page that
contains the index entry. Also included are
"thumbnail" views of each page. If you double
click on the thumbnail view of a page, the viewer will
scroll to that page.
If you print
a PDF file that includes pictures, you will notice that
the picture quality is not ideal. This is because the PDF
files have been optimised for viewing on a browser and
there is a trade-off between picture quality and PDF file
size.
The
Book
Click on the "[Last Updated
Info]" links for information on the latest changes made for a particular
chapter. The file size for each PDF file is given below each PDF icon.
Last Updated: Oct 2011
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