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how the periodic table shaped life

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An edition of A world from dust (2016)

A world from dust

how the periodic table shaped life

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The stacked boxes in the Periodic Table of the Elements hold surprises. These elements tell a story that gives a hidden order to chemistry, geology, biology, and even history. Ben McFarland traces billions of years of evolution, beginning with math and ending with us. In this story, the periodic table helps us see new things. These events come alive in 40 original illustrations by print artist Gala Bent and medical illustrator Mary Anderson.-- book jacket

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English
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333

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Cover of: World from Dust
World from Dust: How the Periodic Table Shaped Life
2016, Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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A world from dust: how the periodic table shaped life
2016, Oxford University Press
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Table of Contents

Arsenic life?
Predicting the chemistry inside a cell
Unfolding the periodic table
The triple-point planet
Seven chemical clues to first life
Wheels within wheels
The risk and reward of sunlight
One step back, two steps forward
Cracked open and knit together by oxygen
The return of the exiled elements
How chemistry shaped history
A familiar refrain.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Copyright Date
2016

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
572
Library of Congress
QD467 .M37 2016, QD467.M37 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 333 pages
Number of pages
333

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27224300M
Internet Archive
worldfromdusthow0000mcfa
ISBN 10
0190275014
ISBN 13
9780190275013
LCCN
2016002637
OCLC/WorldCat
956491797, 925500017

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