A world from dust : how the periodic table shaped life /

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 tab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McFarland, Ben (Benjamin J.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Chemical elements.
Periodic law.
Periodic table of the elements.
Éléments chimiques.
Loi périodique.
Classification périodique des éléments.
periodic table.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.
Cytologie
Chemie
Biochemie
Periodensystem
Redoxpotenzial
Bakterien
Sonnenstrahlung
Wasser
Leben
Phasendiagramm
Historische Geologie
Phylogenetik
Sauerstoffhaushalt
Hydrothermalquelle
Aggregatzustand
Meeresboden
Serpentinit
Meteorit
Phylogenie
Metall-Wasserstoff-System
Hydrothermalsynthese
Physiologie
Vesikel
Koexistenz
Entwicklung
Eisen
Paläontologie
Aminosäuren
Hydrolyse
Stromatolith
Kohlendioxid
Magnesium
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190275020
0190275022
0190275014
9780190275013

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