Symphony in C : carbon and the evolution of (almost) everything / Robert M. Hazen.
Publisher's description: 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,...
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| Other title: | Carbon and the evolution of (almost) everything. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Publisher's description: 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 death. At once ubiquitous and mysterious, carbon holds the answers to some of humanity's biggest questions. Where did Earth come from? What will ultimately become of it--and of us? With poetic storytelling, earth scientist Robert M. Hazen explores the universe to discover the past, present, and future of life's most essential element. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (251-268) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393609431 039360943X |