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Symphony in C : carbon and the evolution of (almost) everything / Robert M. Hazen.

Symphony in C : carbon and the evolution of (almost) ev...

Symphony in C : carbon and the evolution of (almost) everything / Robert M. Hazen.

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Symphony in C : carbon and the evolution of (almost) everything / Robert M. Hazen.

About this item

Full title

Symphony in C : carbon and the evolution of (almost) everything / Robert M. Hazen.

Publisher

New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2019]

Call Numbers

G 2019/3247

Record Identifier

74VKVxjX5V4b

MMS ID

991024249806402626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xviii, 282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Content type

text

still image

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Prologue -- Silence -- Movement 1, Earth : carbon, the element of crystals -- Movement 2, Air : carbon, the element of cycles -- Movement 3, Fire : carbon, the element of stuff -- Movement 4, Water : carbon, the element of life -- Finale : earth, air, fire, and water.

Publication information

Publisher

New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2019]

Edition

First edition.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

[2019]

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"Carbon is everywhere: in the paper of this book and the blood of our bodies. It's with us from beginning to end, present in our baby clothes and coffin alike. We live on a carbon planet, and we are carbon life. No other element is so central to our well-being; yet, when missing or misaligned, carbon atoms can also bring about disease and even deat...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Symphony in C : carbon and the evolution of (almost) everything / Robert M. Hazen.

Portion of title

Carbon and the evolution of (almost) everything

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2019/3247

Record Identifier

74VKVxjX5V4b

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxjX5V4b

Other Identifiers

ISBN

039360943X hardcover

9780393609431 hardcover

DDC

577.144

MMS ID

991024249806402626

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