A world from dust : how the periodic table shaped life / Ben McFarland ; with Illustrations by Gala Bent and Mary Anderson.

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McFarland, Ben (Benjamin J.) [author.]

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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780190275020
0190275022
0190275014
9780190275013

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: World from dust.DDC classification:

572 23

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QD467 .M37 2016

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Contents:

Arsenic life? -- Predicting the chemistry inside a cell -- Unfolding the periodic table -- The triple-point planet -- Seven chemical clues to first lfie -- Wheels within wheels -- The risk and areward 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.

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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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