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Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
Author: Tom Shachtman
In a sweeping yet marvelously concise history, Tom Shachtman ushers us into a world in which scientists tease apart the all-important secrets of cold. Readers take an extraordinary trip, starting in the 1600s with an alchemist's air conditioning of Westminster Abbey and scientists' creation of thermometers. Later, while entrepreneurs sold Walden...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395938881
ISBN-10: 0395938880
Publication Date: 12/1/1999
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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