In a steam plant, the liquid phase cannot be completely eliminated from steam produced in the ste... more In a steam plant, the liquid phase cannot be completely eliminated from steam produced in the steam generator. Wetness factor, or fraction of total mass in the liquid phase, serves as an indication of plant efficiency and normal operation. During start-up, accidents, or anomalous plant operation, the wetness factor may reach high levels, continually monitoring the wetness factor would allow
The People's Crusade presents a difficult challenge for historians of the First Crusade. It is of... more The People's Crusade presents a difficult challenge for historians of the First Crusade. It is often explained away, even by some twelfth-century chroniclers, as an embarrassment, a collection of undisciplined and overzealous bands impatiently taking on the “enemies of Christ,” attacking and molesting Jewish communities in the Rhineland, before being annihilated by the Turks at Civetot before any of the other armies arrived at Constantinople. However, these early elements are best explained not as a response to Pope Urban II's call at Clermont, but as a separate effort to liberate Jerusalem begun by Peter the Hermit before Clermont. Nor were they annihilated at Civetot. The survivors merged with the armies recruited by Urban, transforming them by introducing an apocalyptic character into the armies of the West.
Peter the Hermit does not fit the "great man" theory of leadership popular with historians. In pa... more Peter the Hermit does not fit the "great man" theory of leadership popular with historians. In particular, he does not fit the medieval mold of a leader. Yet he is credited leading the first wave of the First Crusade. Despite his military failures, he seems to have had a leadership role throughout the campaign. This paper tries to analyze Peter the Hermit's leadership style in terms of modern leadership theories.
In a steam plant, the liquid phase cannot be completely eliminated from steam produced in the ste... more In a steam plant, the liquid phase cannot be completely eliminated from steam produced in the steam generator. Wetness factor, or fraction of total mass in the liquid phase, serves as an indication of plant efficiency and normal operation. During start-up, accidents, or anomalous plant operation, the wetness factor may reach high levels, continually monitoring the wetness factor would allow
The People's Crusade presents a difficult challenge for historians of the First Crusade. It is of... more The People's Crusade presents a difficult challenge for historians of the First Crusade. It is often explained away, even by some twelfth-century chroniclers, as an embarrassment, a collection of undisciplined and overzealous bands impatiently taking on the “enemies of Christ,” attacking and molesting Jewish communities in the Rhineland, before being annihilated by the Turks at Civetot before any of the other armies arrived at Constantinople. However, these early elements are best explained not as a response to Pope Urban II's call at Clermont, but as a separate effort to liberate Jerusalem begun by Peter the Hermit before Clermont. Nor were they annihilated at Civetot. The survivors merged with the armies recruited by Urban, transforming them by introducing an apocalyptic character into the armies of the West.
Peter the Hermit does not fit the "great man" theory of leadership popular with historians. In pa... more Peter the Hermit does not fit the "great man" theory of leadership popular with historians. In particular, he does not fit the medieval mold of a leader. Yet he is credited leading the first wave of the First Crusade. Despite his military failures, he seems to have had a leadership role throughout the campaign. This paper tries to analyze Peter the Hermit's leadership style in terms of modern leadership theories.
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