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    A world from dust : how the periodic table shaped life / Ben McFarland ; illustrations by Gala Bent and Mary Anderson.

    By: McFarland, Ben (Benjamin J.)Contributor(s): Bent, Gala [illustrator.] | Anderson, Mary [illustrator.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: xiv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190275013; 0190275014; 0190275022; 9780190275020Subject(s): Chemical elements | Periodic law | Periodic table of the elements | SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Physical & Theoretical | SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution | Chemical elements | Periodic law | Periodic table of the elements | Biogenese | Chemische Evolution | Chemisches Element | PeriodensystemAdditional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 572 LOC classification: QD467 | .M37 2016Online resources: Click here to access online
    Contents:
    Arsenic life? -- Predicting the chemistry inside a cell -- Unfolding the periodic table -- The triple-point planet -- Seven chemical clues to first life -- Wheels within wheels -- The risk and reward of sunlight -- One step back, two steps forward -- Cracked open and knit together by oxygen -- The return of the exiled elements -- How chemistry shaped history -- A familiar refrain.
    Summary: The stacked boxes in the Periodic Table of the Elements hold surprises. These elements tell a story that gives a hidden order to chemistry, geology, biology, and even history. Ben McFarland traces billions of years of evolution, beginning with math and ending with us. In this story, the periodic table helps us see new things. These events come alive in 40 original illustrations by print artist Gala Bent and medical illustrator Mary Anderson.-- book jacket.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.

    Arsenic life? -- Predicting the chemistry inside a cell -- Unfolding the periodic table -- The triple-point planet -- Seven chemical clues to first life -- Wheels within wheels -- The risk and reward of sunlight -- One step back, two steps forward -- Cracked open and knit together by oxygen -- The return of the exiled elements -- How chemistry shaped history -- A familiar refrain.

    The stacked boxes in the Periodic Table of the Elements hold surprises. These elements tell a story that gives a hidden order to chemistry, geology, biology, and even history. Ben McFarland traces billions of years of evolution, beginning with math and ending with us. In this story, the periodic table helps us see new things. These events come alive in 40 original illustrations by print artist Gala Bent and medical illustrator Mary Anderson.-- book jacket.

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