Caesar's last breath : decoding the secrets of the air around us
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316381642
- ISBN: 0316381640
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Physical Description:
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viii, 373 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2017]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-362) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The last breath ; I: Making air : our first four atmospheres. Earth's early air ; The exploding lake ; The devil in the air ; Welding a dangerous weapon ; The curse and blessing of oxygen ; Hotter than the Dickens -- II: Harnessing air : the human relationship with air. The wonder-working gas of delight ; Le Pétomane ; Controlled chaos ; Steeling yourself for tragedy ; Into the blue ; Night lights -- III: Frontiers : the new heavens. The fallout of fallout ; Albert Einstein and the people's fridge ; Weather wars ; Rumbles from Roswell ; Putting on alien airs. |
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Subject: | Air Atmosphere Chemistry |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | QC 161 K43 2017 (Text) | 26040003197205 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |