Life's matrix : a biography of water / Philip Ball.
Record details
- ISBN: 0520230086
- ISBN: 9780520230088
- Physical Description: xvi, 417 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2001.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: H O. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-403) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1 Cosmic Juice -- 1 First Flood 3 -- 2 Blood of the Earth 22 -- 3 Storehouses of the Hail 59 -- 4 Oceans in the Sky 82 -- Part 2 Two Hands, Two Feet -- 5 Open to the Elements 115 -- 6 Between Heaven and Earth 151 -- 7 Cold Truths 183 -- Part 3 Life's Matrix -- 8 Real Elixir 221 -- 9 Inner Space 249 -- Part 4 Strange Brew -- 10 Pride, Prejudice, and Pathology 271 -- 11 A Drop of Something Stronger 293 -- Epilogue: Blue Gold 337.
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- Subject:
- Water.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 553.7 BAL (Text) | 37810434865449 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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