Absolute Zero and the Conquest of ColdHMH, 12 dec 2000 - 272 pagina's “A lovely, fascinating book, which brings science to life.” —Alan Lightman Combining science, history, and adventure, Tom Shachtman “holds the reader’s attention with the skill of a novelist” as he chronicles the story of humans’ four-centuries-long quest to master the secrets of cold (Scientific American). “A disarming portrait of an exquisite, ferocious, world-ending extreme,” Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold demonstrates how temperature science produced astonishing scientific insights and applications that have revolutionized civilization (Kirkus Reviews). It also illustrates how scientific advancement, fueled by fortuitous discoveries and the efforts of determined individuals, has allowed people to adapt to—and change—the environments in which they live and work, shaping man’s very understanding of, and relationship, with the world. This “truly wonderful book” was adapted into an acclaimed documentary underwritten by the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, directed by British Emmy Award winner David Dugan, and aired on the BBC and PBS’s Nova in 2008 (Library Journal). “An absorbing account to chill out with.” —Booklist |
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... Heat to Cold 95 7. Of Explosions and Mysterious Mists 109 8. Painting the Map of Frigor 125 9. Rare and Common Gases 153 The Fifth Step 167 A Sudden and Profound Disappearance 183 Three Puzzles and a Solution 200 Mastery of the Cold 219 ...
... Heat to Cold 95 7. Of Explosions and Mysterious Mists 109 8. Painting the Map of Frigor 125 9. Rare and Common Gases 153 The Fifth Step 167 A Sudden and Profound Disappearance 183 Three Puzzles and a Solution 200 Mastery of the Cold 219 ...
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... heat absolute temperature, and cold. or Kelvin, scale. and Rudolf Clausius separately articulate the first and second laws of thermodynamics. 1850-1875 1959 1877 W2 Heyday of the natural-ice trade. Ferdinand. Events in the Search for ...
... heat absolute temperature, and cold. or Kelvin, scale. and Rudolf Clausius separately articulate the first and second laws of thermodynamics. 1850-1875 1959 1877 W2 Heyday of the natural-ice trade. Ferdinand. Events in the Search for ...
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... cold was forbidding enough that the imagination failed when trying to ... cold to advantage. Perhaps this was because while the sources of heat were obvious ... heat, nor created when it was not already present — except, perhaps, by a ...
... cold was forbidding enough that the imagination failed when trying to ... cold to advantage. Perhaps this was because while the sources of heat were obvious ... heat, nor created when it was not already present — except, perhaps, by a ...
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... heat of the day was at its height, and between one of the seven daily sessions of monks' devotions, the royal party entered the abbey, presumably through a side, door to the north portal — opening the great north-portal doors would have ...
... heat of the day was at its height, and between one of the seven daily sessions of monks' devotions, the royal party entered the abbey, presumably through a side, door to the north portal — opening the great north-portal doors would have ...
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... cold had not advanced one whit over that of ancient times. Pliny ascribed to ... heat radiation had been perfected by the peoples of Egypt and India, and ... cold had been held back Exploring the Frontiers 17.
... cold had not advanced one whit over that of ancient times. Pliny ascribed to ... heat radiation had been perfected by the peoples of Egypt and India, and ... cold had been held back Exploring the Frontiers 17.
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4 Adventures in the Ice Trade
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5 The Confraternity of the Overlooked
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6 Through Heat to Cold
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7 Of Explosions and Mysterious Mists
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8 Painting the Map of Frigor
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10 The Fifth Step
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11 A Sudden and Profound Disappearance
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12 Three Puzzles and a Solution
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13 Mastery of the Cold
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9 Rare and Common Gases | |
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