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Building Wireless Sensor Networks
with ZigBee, XBee, Arduino, and Processing
First Edition Januar 2011
ISBN 978-0-596-80773-3
318 Seiten
EUR29.00
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The animals on the cover of Building Wireless Sensor
Networks are dachshunds. The short-legged, elongated dogs were
first bred for hunting in the 17th century in Germany; in fact, the name
literally means “badger dog.” Dachshunds are officially classified as
members of the hound family in the United States, though there are some that
argue that many varieties, especially wire-haired types, look and behave
more like members of the terrier group. The World Canine Organization, which
boasts 86 member countries, takes a middle road and specifies a separate
group for dachshunds apart from both terriers and other scent hounds.
Further disagreement has arisen involving the official varieties of
the dachshund breed. The World Canine Organization defines three sizes:
standard, miniature, and rabbit. The American Kennel Club, on the other
hand, recognizes only the standard and miniature sizes, arguing that
so-called “rabbit” dachshunds are just comparatively smaller miniature
varieties. Three coat types are universally recognized, however:
smooth-haired, long-haired, and wire-haired.
Though dachshunds are popular pets in the United States, the dogs are
perhaps most strongly prized in and associated with Germany. While
dachshunds there are generally called Dackel, worthy
specimens that are able to pass blood-tracking tests earn the moniker
Teckel and are held in higher regard. Furthermore, the
animal is so popular that a dachshund, named Waldi, was chosen as the
official mascot of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
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