An edition of The Magic Furnace: The Search for the Origins of Atoms (1999)

The Magic Furnace

The Search for the Origins of Atoms

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An edition of The Magic Furnace: The Search for the Origins of Atoms (1999)

The Magic Furnace

The Search for the Origins of Atoms

First edition

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  • 2 Want to read

The historic search for atoms and their stellar origins is truly one of the greatest detective stories of science. In effect, it offers two epics the birth of atoms in the Big Bang and the evolution of stars and how they work. Neither could be told without the other, for the stars contain the key to unlocking the secret of atoms, and the atoms the solution to the secret of the stars.

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Jonathan Cape
Language
English
Pages
232

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Subjects

Evolution, Constitution, Atomic theory, Cosmology, Matter, Stars, Transmutation (Chemistry), Popular works, History, Cosmology, history, Matter, constitution, Stars, evolution, Théorie atomique, Histoire, Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Cosmologie, Matière, Structure, Transmutation (Chimie), Étoiles, Évolution

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The magic furnace: the search for the origins of atoms
2001, Oxford University Press
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Cover of: The Magic Furnace
The Magic Furnace: The Search for the Origins of Atoms
August 12, 1999, Jonathan Cape
Hardcover in English - First edition
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Book Details

First Sentence

"Every breath you take contains atoms forged in the blistering furnaces deep inside stars."

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-226) and index.
£16.99
Printing statement: "2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1".

Published in
London, England, UK
Genre
Popular works.
Copyright Date
1999

Classifications

Library of Congress
QC171.2 .C5 1999

Contributors

Cover Photographer
Rudolph Schild

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
[vii], 232 p. ;
Number of pages
232
Dimensions
24.1 x 16.1 x 2.2 centimeters
Weight
518 grams

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL122803M
ISBN 10
0224042068
LCCN
99490228
OCLC/WorldCat
42137953
Library Thing
221544
Goodreads
1413012

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