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Titel och upphov The secret life of dust : from the cosmos to the kitchen counter, the big consequences of little things
Utgivning, distribution etc. Wiley, New York ; Chichester : c2001
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Anmärkning: Bibliografi etc. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-228) and index
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ISBN 0-471-37743-0 ; 0-471-42635-0 (pbk.) 978-0-471-42635-6
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An armchair expedition that takes readers from the first moments of the Big Bang to the story of the birth of Earth then all around the planet, in order to introduce the science of dust and the many roles different types of dust play in the life of our planet.
Acknowledgments p. IX Introduction p. 1 The World in a Grain of Dust p. 5 Life and Death among the Stars p. 14 A Light and Intriguing Rain of Space Dust p. 27 The (Deadly) Dust of Deserts p. 43 A Steady Upward Rain of Dust p. 59 Dust on the Wind Heeds No Borders p. 80 Did Dust Do In the Ice Age? p. 98 A Steady Downward Rain of Dust p. 118 A Few Unsavory Characters from the Neighborhood p. 140 Microscopic Monsters and Other Indoor Devils p. 164 Dust to Dust p. 193 Web Sites p. 205 Bibliography p. 211 Index p. 229