Water
A Visual and Scientific History
Published on 28. September 2021
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-262-04614-5 (ISBN)
Description
"A beautifully illustrated and in-depth yet accessible introduction to the science of water, the most common substance on Earth, and one of its most peculiar"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge (Massachusetts)
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
137 colour illustrations., 6 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 209 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
784 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-04614-5 (9780262046145)
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Person
Jack Challoner is the author of more than forty books on science and technology, including The Cell: A Visual Tour of the Building Block of Life, which was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Biology Book Prize 2016, and The Atom: A Visual Tour (MIT Press).
Content
Introduction vii
1. “Water, Water, Every Where” 1
2. Blue Planet 37
3. H2O 75
4. Across Three States 103
5. At Water’s Edge 133
6. “The Hub of Life” 161
Notes 181
Index 191
1. “Water, Water, Every Where” 1
2. Blue Planet 37
3. H2O 75
4. Across Three States 103
5. At Water’s Edge 133
6. “The Hub of Life” 161
Notes 181
Index 191