History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Mortal Engines (The Hungry City Chronicles)

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Who says post-apocalyptic fiction died in the '80s?
Loved every moment of reading it!
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Mortal Engines (The Hungry City Chronicles)
Philip Reeve
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ASIN: 0060082097
Release Date: 2004-09-14

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London is hunting

The great Traction City lumbers after a small town, eager to strip its prey of all assets and move on. Resources on the Great Hunting Ground that once was Europe are so limited that mobile cities must consume one another to survive, a practice known as Municipal Darwinism.

Tom, an apprentice in the Guild of Historians, saves his hero, Head Historian Thaddeus Valentine, from a murder attempt by the mysterious Hester Shaw -- only to find himself thrown from the city and stranded with Hester in the Out Country. As they struggle to follow the tracks of the city, the sinister plans of London's leaders begin to unfold ...

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Who says post-apocalyptic fiction died in the '80s?.......2007-08-15

I became familiar with this book via 'Unshelved's Saturday book club and decided that it was just so absurd that I had to read it. It is, in fact, great in that it's a world incredibly fertile with imagination. You have to suspend disbelief quite a bit though, it seems to me that 'Municipal Darwinism' probably couldn't even last a single generation. This novel belongs, in my mind, more rightfully to the realm of fantasy than science fiction, despite it's technological base and future setting. The technology is fantastic in both senses of the word. But it's fantastic (in the sense of 'nice') to imagine.

The story is a familiar narrative, at it's base, it's a story mostly about it's three main characters growing up. Losing innocence. Learning about good and evil. Stuff like that. Their back-stories seem sort of shallow and kind of generic to me. I won't say more for the sake of not including plot spoilers, but the characters are sympathetic none-the-less.

And the last sentence of this book is a great ending. I loved it.

All in all, a good book. A good book to read on a free weekend. Not so much to dwell on in a deep way.

Loved every moment of reading it!.......2007-05-25

Have you ever thought of what the future would be like? What would happen when humans reached the most technological devices they could, and with a lust for power so great they nearly eradicate all life on Earth? Well in Mortal Engines all that has happened, however here's one thing you might not have thought of, a world where cities, towns, villages, and other living areas can move and they hunt each other down to survive. I think this book was one of the best I have ever read. It had mystery, which is always good to me; it had cliffhangers and plenty of action throughout the entire book. There was not a chapter in Mortal Engines that did not have something important or dangerous happening.
This book was astonishing, and it was nearly impossible to set down. Every chapter there was some fast-paced, dangerous act, from fighting cyborgs to battles hundreds to thousands of miles in the air. I want to read another book written by Philip Reeves. He puts so much detailed information you can see the characters and objects in your mind as you read each page. I would recommend Mortal Engines to someone who enjoys fast-paced action, mystery, and the future. To truly understand this book you have to have a vast imagination, which can comprehend with things that may never happen.

mortal engines review.......2006-11-30

In the book Mortal Engines By Philip Reeve the main characters are Tom, Hester, and Katherine. This book takes place very far in the future where cities are put on wheels and actually eat each other for fuel and slaves. The process is known as Municipal Darwinism. In the early days life on the ground was hard and dangerous the plates were moving so the mayors put their cities on wheels. Now the plates are fine but Municipal Darwinism is still going on.
In this book Tom was born in London, he has no friends, no parents, and is a third class apprentice in the guild of historians. He was sent down to do gutduty but finds his favorite historian in charge. Valentine. The prisoners from their last catch are captured and are about to be sent off when one of them suddenly takes a stab at Valentine. Tom quickly stops him but falls off the city with the assassin. He was stuck on the ground. Tom quickly discovers that Valentine was not the person he thought he was and that girl had a reason to try to kill him.
The main problem is Hester and Tom getting to London and killing Valentine. While Tom and Hester struggle to survive on the ground Valentine is sent away on a "investigation to the hunting grounds". Katherine, Valentine's adopted daughter, is determined to find the truth about why her father keeps hiding something. She, Hester, and Tom all end up at the same place. The Anti-Tractionist League.
My favorite part of the book was when Hester and Tom find Tunbridge Wheels. At first they think they have a stroke of good luck when they find it, but they figure how wrong they are. This is my favorite part because it shows how uncomfortable Tom is with people who are not from London. He says phrases like um... I don't know... and many others.
I recommend this book for children because it is full of imagination and fantasy. It really is a great book. When I read it I couldn't put it down. It is sure to put you on the spot from the moment you start to the very last word. I give this book five stars because this book was so full of details and imagination it is impossible to give it anything other than that. The author is very talented and has got me to keep reading the series until the end.

Mortal Engines.......2006-11-28

The book Mortal Engines is an awesome book set in the "not so distant future" where cities and towns are on wheels and "eat" one another, a practice called Municipal Darwinism. It is the first book in a series written by Phillip Reeve, called The Hungry City Chronicles.

The main character is a fifteen-year-old named Tom Natsworthy, who is an apprentice for he historians. Another main character is Hester Shaw. She is a scavenger, or a person who goes around hitching rides on different towns and gathering pieces of old technology. Her face is all slashed up by something, so she isn't very attractive.

In this book, Hester Shaw is trying to get revenge on Tom's idol, Mr. Valentine, because of a horrible thing he did to her family. One day, Hester tries to kill Mr. Valentine, but Tom saves him and ends up being dropped off of the city. He is stuck on his own with Hester Shaw, trying to get back on London. While they are stuck without a city, back in London, Katherine, Mr. Valentine's adopted daughter Katherine is wondering why Hester did what she did. As she tries to get information, the vicious plans of London's leaders begin to unfold.

My favorite part of this book is when Tom is down in London, where he meets Mr. Valentine. When Mr. Valentine's adopted daughter comes in, Tom is scared because she has a wolf with her. I like this part because it is a very funny thing to put in this book. Tom jumps up on a chair and is quivering and shaking. I wouldn't really expect this from a character in this book, because it's a very serious book. I think a little part put in to give the reader a break from all the action. It made me laugh and be ready for the very suspenseful part that followed.

I would give this book five stars. It has lots of suspense and is a bit scary in parts where there is lots of action and description, but some aspects of it are pretty funny.

Mortal Engines.......2006-11-22

Mortal Engines is a book written by Philip Reeve it takes place in the future. On London when city's eat other city's towns villages and farms. Mortal Engines is about 3 main characters named Tom and Katherine and Hester. Hester tried killing Katherine's dad Mr. Valentine, but tom chased her and then she and tom were pushed out of London into a waste land called the out country, and on London the mayor is planning a sinister plot, and Katherine is the only person who knows that he is planning 1.
The main character Hester is always hatful she also has a huge scar on her face. She is also very clever and is very smart. Mr. Valentine killed her mom and dad. In addition she is very revengeful. Katherine another main character is very brave and smart. She is also very kind and is very cunning. Tom the other main character is a coward he is also very rude, but he is also very kind hearted.

The problem in the story is that Hester and tom most find a way to get back in London and kill Mr. Valentine and not be captured into slavery. The problem for Katherine is that she must figure out the mayor's plan and find a way to stop it. She thinks it's called MEDUSA and she knows it has something to do with her father. Also she wants to figure out Hester's identity. She also wanders what happened to tom when Hester and him left the city. She wonders if Tom is alive or dead.

My personal favorite part was when they used MEDUSA on a near by city to destroy it. I liked it because it was the most intense part because it could be seen all the way were Tom was. This is when the Anti-traction group knew that it was a threat. And when they used it Katherine was sure were it was. At this part everyone in London new about it and the mayor's plan. And it showed what the problem was.

If I were to rate this book I would give it 4 and a half star. It was very interesting and had a lot of betrayal. It was very suspenseful and was also a little violent. It was also somewhat boring when the characters were not doing anything in the middle.

Engine City (The Engines of Light, Book 3)

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Disappointing conclusion to a flawed trilogy
Not a strong finish....

Engine City (The Engines of Light, Book 3)
Ken MacLeod
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ASIN: 0765344211
Release Date: 2003-12-30

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WHO OWNS THE STARS?For ten thousand years Nova Babylonia has been the greatest city of the Second Sphere, an interstellar civilization of human and other beings who have been secretly removed, throughout history, from Earth. Now humans from the far reaches of the Sphere have come, to offer immortality-and to urge them to build defenses against the alien invasion they know is coming.As humans and aliens compete and conspire, the wheels of history will lathe all the players into shapes new and surprising. The alien invasion will reach New Babylon at last-led by the most alien figure of all.

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The concluding volume of the acclaimed Engines of Light sequence, from one of the hottest new authors in modern SF.

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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

The story picks up again, and steps up a notch. It is not only the locals and known beings they have to worry about. It seems there is a large conflict elsewhere, and new recruits are always needed for the fighting.

Other branches of this conflict just like to make stuff, and change people. Given that a lot of people don't like change, serious and deadly problems abound for a lot of the characters.

Original, Fresh Writing.......2007-07-28

In this futuristic story, Gods are real, and sometimes they are a real pain--so much so, that eventually some of their charges might commit theicide. This--and much more--happens in the course of a book that does a pretty good job of presenting various kinds of alien beings. The fear of being invaded and "taken over" plays a part in this story, as does the wanderlust of starfaring races and the old-fashioned desire for power.

Technology does not rule the storyline in this novel, though there's enough of it; to the author's credit, characters--human and otherwise--are sufficiently developed that they successfully carry the day and the plot. We get to know them well enough to care about their fate, and this provides the emotional power in the ultimate part of the book, almost lyrical in its suggestion of continuity beyond death.

A Satisfying Ending.......2007-01-14

This is one book I thoroughly enjoyed. Each chapter was packed with new ideas and unexpected plot lines that drived the story forward; and despite the rich content, the pacing was executed just right. I have to admit I was afraid that the series might end badly, especially after reading the second book in the trilogy (Dark Light). Alas, my fears were unfounded, and Ken Macleod delivered briliantly!

The series had made a lot of use of, and reference to, popular alien culture - from "grays" to flying saucers. However, it was thankfully *not* about that particular popular culture, despite the superficial resemblance. It is about human potential, about inner drives - both human and extraterrestrial, about change, about history repeating itself, and about the wide unknown universe.

All in all, it was an interesting and fun journey through a universe filled with conscious asteroids, saurs (alien grays), kraken starships, utopian societies, future-historic events, and the down-to-earth familiar characters that shaped this future history.

The Engines of Light is the first work I've read from Mr. Macleod, and I should say it makes me look forward to reading his other novels.

Disappointing conclusion to a flawed trilogy.......2006-07-18

Reading the preface to this, the third volume in The Engines of Light trilogy, buoyed me after I completed the lackluster second volume, Dark Light. This novel seemed like the redemption of the trilogy (in the same fashion as Star Wars III). Alas, my optimistic assessment of the novel began to unravel as I was a quarter of the way in.

The "octopod" aliens whose future invasion was central to developments in Dark Light have arrived. These octopods, called Multis, Multipliers, or Spiders, are fractal in nature; a roughly human-sized representative of the species comprises smaller, self-similar individuals. These smaller Spiders can break off and grow into adults themselves or even be introduced into the system of a human in order to work nanoscale improvements (such as instant healing and immortality).

The reception that awaits the Multis is mixed, as should be expected by anyone who read Dark Light. Matt Cairns and his people adapt to the Multis and vice-versa, while the people of Nova Babylonia (who have undergone a revolution and fragmented into separate nation-states) responded to the alien arrival with nuclear weapons in space. The aliens make it through the defenses anyway, with the help of the Bright Star Cultures (the descendants of Cairns and other cosmonauts), the krakens and saurs panic and disappear, someone nukes New Babylon (Volkov? The gods?), and the ultimate crime, theicide, is committed.

If that all sounds confusing, that is because this novel, and the trilogy as a whole, WAS confusing. Reading it was like watching a firework launching into a beautiful trajectory only to come apart into thousands of different shards, and thinking to oneself, "I have to pick up those pieces."

In truth, the novel was fun to read (more fun than Dark Light) but the entire arc of the story, such as it was, became far too convoluted to resolve adequately. The ending was less a disappointment and more a head-scratcher; I did not understand what MacLeod had been trying to say with the trilogy.

That said, I must give kudos to MacLeod for creating in the Multis some of the more, well, alien aliens that I have encountered in SF. Perhaps MacLeod could do something in future works to explore the culture and history of the Multis. That would be fascinating.

Not a strong finish...........2004-02-27

Ken MacLoeds books are usually a complex but ultimately satisfying read. The first two books of this trilogy fitted into that description but this third book, Engine City, missed the mark. I found myself skipping through pages which is something I usually never do. It seemed like this was a very disjointed finish to a story that had started out really well in books one and two.

I look forward to his next work...although may not a trilogy.

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Que faisiez-vous le 12 janvier 1853 ?

Ericsson's caloric engine. Articles descriptive of the caloric ship Ericsson, and of her trial excursion of January 12th, 1853; taken from the daily journals of the city of New York.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series
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Release Date: 2005-12-20

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.

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Que faisiez-vous le 12 janvier 1853 ?.......2007-06-07

Un excellent petit livre pour les passionnés des moteurs à air chaud.
Les journalistes du milieu du 19ième siècle témoignent de cette innovation technique qu'est le moteur Ericsson. Les descriptions techniques et esthétiques sont très précises. On se surprend à s'imaginer à réparer un piston démontable ou à visiter les cabines et autres recoins du navire.
Bon voyage.

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New York City Fire Trucks
Wayne Sorensen , and Donald F. Wood
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Take a ride with the New York Fire Department through a pictorial history, from the first horse-drawn pumpers to the newest ladder trucks.

More than 400 photos of NYC's firefighting trucks are organized chronologically, accompanied by insightful commentary about the trucks, equipment, and the times. Descriptive photo captions provide specifications and other technical information.

A special photo section pays tribute to the equipment used and lost in the World Trade Center disaster of September 11.

• Premier edition of a pictorial history of New York City fire trucks

• Includes more than 400 photos of NYC fire trucks with insightful commentary about the trucks, equipment, and the times

• Special photo section pays tribute to the equipment used and lost in the September 11 World Trade Center disaster

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The 2007 Report on 1 to 2 Megawatt Engines: World Market Segmentation by City
Philip M. Parker
Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc.
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ASIN: 0497702304
Release Date: 2006-11-13

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This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a “borderless world”, cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market. In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another. In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world\'s major cities for "1 to 2 megawatt engines" for the year 2007. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. For many items, latent demand is clearly observable in sales, as in the case for food or housing items. Consider, however, the category "satellite launch vehicles". Clearly, there are no launch pads in most cities of the world. However, the core benefit of the vehicles (e.g. telecommunications, etc.) is "consumed" by residents or industries within the world\'s cities. Without certain cities, in other words, the market for satellite launch vehicles would be lower for the world in general. One needs to allocate, therefore, a portion of the worldwide economic demand for launch vehicles to both regions and cities. This report takes the broader definition and considers, therefore, a city as a part of the global market.

The 2007 Report on 2 to 5 Megawatt Engines: World Market Segmentation by City

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Philip M. Parker
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ASIN: 0497702320
Release Date: 2006-11-13

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This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a “borderless world”, cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market. In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another. In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world\'s major cities for "2 to 5 megawatt engines" for the year 2007. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. For many items, latent demand is clearly observable in sales, as in the case for food or housing items. Consider, however, the category "satellite launch vehicles". Clearly, there are no launch pads in most cities of the world. However, the core benefit of the vehicles (e.g. telecommunications, etc.) is "consumed" by residents or industries within the world\'s cities. Without certain cities, in other words, the market for satellite launch vehicles would be lower for the world in general. One needs to allocate, therefore, a portion of the worldwide economic demand for launch vehicles to both regions and cities. This report takes the broader definition and considers, therefore, a city as a part of the global market.

The 2007 Report on Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts: World Market Segmentation by City

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The 2007 Report on Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts: World Market Segmentation by City
Philip M. Parker
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ASIN: 049770482X
Release Date: 2006-11-13

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This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a “borderless world”, cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market. In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another. In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world\'s major cities for "aircraft engines and engine parts" for the year 2007. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. For many items, latent demand is clearly observable in sales, as in the case for food or housing items. Consider, however, the category "satellite launch vehicles". Clearly, there are no launch pads in most cities of the world. However, the core benefit of the vehicles (e.g. telecommunications, etc.) is "consumed" by residents or industries within the world\'s cities. Without certain cities, in other words, the market for satellite launch vehicles would be lower for the world in general. One needs to allocate, therefore, a portion of the worldwide economic demand for launch vehicles to both regions and cities. This report takes the broader definition and considers, therefore, a city as a part of the global market.

The 2007 Report on Automotive Aftermarket Engine Parts: World Market Segmentation by City

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The 2007 Report on Automotive Aftermarket Engine Parts: World Market Segmentation by City
Philip M. Parker
Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0497712415
Release Date: 2006-11-13

Book Description

This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a “borderless world”, cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market. In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another. In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world\'s major cities for "automotive aftermarket engine parts" for the year 2007. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. For many items, latent demand is clearly observable in sales, as in the case for food or housing items. Consider, however, the category "satellite launch vehicles". Clearly, there are no launch pads in most cities of the world. However, the core benefit of the vehicles (e.g. telecommunications, etc.) is "consumed" by residents or industries within the world\'s cities. Without certain cities, in other words, the market for satellite launch vehicles would be lower for the world in general. One needs to allocate, therefore, a portion of the worldwide economic demand for launch vehicles to both regions and cities. This report takes the broader definition and considers, therefore, a city as a part of the global market.

The 2007 Report on Automotive Engine Starting Fluids: World Market Segmentation by City

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The 2007 Report on Automotive Engine Starting Fluids: World Market Segmentation by City
Philip M. Parker
Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Econometrics | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 049775097X
Release Date: 2006-11-13

Book Description

This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a “borderless world”, cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market. In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another. In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world\'s major cities for "automotive engine starting fluids" for the year 2007. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. For many items, latent demand is clearly observable in sales, as in the case for food or housing items. Consider, however, the category "satellite launch vehicles". Clearly, there are no launch pads in most cities of the world. However, the core benefit of the vehicles (e.g. telecommunications, etc.) is "consumed" by residents or industries within the world\'s cities. Without certain cities, in other words, the market for satellite launch vehicles would be lower for the world in general. One needs to allocate, therefore, a portion of the worldwide economic demand for launch vehicles to both regions and cities. This report takes the broader definition and considers, therefore, a city as a part of the global market.

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