The discovery of global warming / Spencer R. Weart.
The discovery of global warming / Spencer R. Weart.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
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English
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Physical content
x, 228 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. How Could Climate Change? -- 2. Discovering a Possibility -- 3. A Delicate System -- 4. A Visible Threat -- 5. Public Warnings -- 6. The Erratic Beast -- 7. Breaking into Politics -- 8. The Discovery Confirmed.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"In The Discovery of Global Warming Spencer R. Weart lucidly explains the emerging science, introduces us to the major players, and shows us how the Earth's irreducibly complicated climate system was mirrored by the global scientific community that studied it."--BOOK JACKET.
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The discovery of global warming / Spencer R. Weart.
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New histories of science, technology, and medicine.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references, p. [209]-221.
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74Vve5Od4mMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vve5Od4mMl
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ISBN
0674011570 :
9780674011571 (alk. paper)
0674011570 (alk. paper)
9780674011571 :
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551.6
363.73874
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991017243939702626
