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The sixth element : how carbon shapes our world / Theodore P. Snow & Don Brownlee.

"Carbon is arguably humankind's most important chemical element - indeed, possibly the most important element in the universe. Created in the fiery furnaces of stars, carbon is the chemical backbone of the planets and life as we know it. It is essential to every part of our lives: the bone...

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Main Authors: Snow, Theodore P. (Theodore Peck) (Author), Brownlee, Donald (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Cosmochemistry > Popular works.
Carbon > Popular works.
Cosmochimie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Carbone > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy.
SCIENCE / History.
Carbon.
Cosmochemistry.
Popular works.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The discovery, origin, and dispersal of carbon
  • The chemistry of carbon: why is it so special?
  • Carbon on earth and in the Solar System
  • Carbon and life on earth and elsewhere
  • Carbon in the Milky Way
  • What is carbon good for?
  • Diamonds
  • The atmosphere, climate, and habitability
  • Carbon out there
  • Epilogue: carbon: from the beginning to infinity.

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