- Bib ID:
- 2624454
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Holmes, Hannah, 1963-
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- Description:
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- New York : Wiley, c2001
- ix, 240 p. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0471377430 (acid-free paper) (cloth)
- 0471426350 (paperback)
- Summary:
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"Some see dust as dull stuff, useless at best, and sneeze-inducing at worst. But in the hands of writer Hannah Holmes, dust becomes a dazzling and mysterious force. As Holmes says, dust is a messenger, and air is its medium. And by the end of this fascinating journey through The Secret Life of Dust, we cannot help but agree."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- 1. The World in a Grain of Dust
- 2. Life and Death among the Stars
- 3. A Light and Intriguing Rain of Space Dust
- 4. The (Deadly) Dust of Deserts
- 5. A Steady Upward Rain of Dust
- 6. Dust on the Wind Heeds No Borders
- 7. Did Dust Do In the Ice Age?
- 8. A Steady Downward Rain of Dust
- 9. A Few Unsavory Characters from the Neighborhood
- 10. Microscopic Monsters and Other Indoor Devils
- 11. Dust to Dust.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-228) and index.
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- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
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