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The chemistry of creation: being a sketch of the chemical phenomena of the earth, the air, the ocean

The chemistry of creation: being a sketch of the chemical phenomena of the earth, the air, the ocean

Ellis, Robert

Paperback

ChemistryEnvironmental StudiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353801486
ISBN13: 9789353801489
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 526
Weight: 1.46
Height: 1.17 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
How does a planet make air, stone, and sea into a living system? In The Chemistry of Creation, Robert Ellis turns everyday surroundings into a grand experiment. Chemistry, alive under your feet. Written in the vigorous tradition of 19th century natural science, this popular science book traces the chemical phenomena of earth, the atmosphere, and the ocean as parts of one connected whole. Ellis explains atmospheric chemistry basics with the same steady clarity he brings to minerals, soils, and waters, then widens into an ocean chemistry overview that links salts, gases, and circulation to the wider environment. The result is an early, readable map of earth system chemistry: not a textbook, but a guided tour through processes that still shape modern discussion of climate, resources, and the changing seas. For general science readers it offers lucid wonder; for chemistry history students it provides a direct encounter with the questions, terms, and assumptions that formed Victorian scientific thinking. A Victorian science classic and a valued waypoint in the history of chemistry, this unabridged classic edition is a public domain reprint designed for those who want original voices back on their shelves. Its elegant reasoning follows chemical ideas from the laboratory to the landscape, long before environmental science had a name, making it equally satisfying for classic-literature collectors and practising chemists today, too. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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