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| Preface | |
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| The Universal Link | |
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| Energetics, Energy, and Power | |
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| Evolution of Energetics | |
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| From Aristotle to Einstein | |
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| Approaches to Understanding | |
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| Concepts, Variables, Units | |
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| Planetary Energetics | |
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| Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere | |
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| Sun: The Star and Its Radiation | |
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| Energy Balance of the Earth | |
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| Radiation and Fluxes | |
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| Hydrosphere and Atmosphere | |
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| Thermal and Mass Fluxes | |
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| Water and Air in Motion | |
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| Kinetic Fluxes | |
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| Geoenergetics: Heat, Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes | |
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| Photosynthesis | |
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| Bioenergetics of Primary Production | |
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| Photosynthetic Pathways | |
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| Global Primary Productivity | |
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| Productivities of Ecosystems and Plants | |
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| Phytomass Stores | |
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| Autotrophic Scaling | |
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| Heterotrophic Conversions | |
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| Consumer Bioenergetics | |
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| Metabolic Capabilities | |
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| Ectotherms and Endotherms | |
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| Locomotion | |
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| Biomass and Productivites | |
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| Heterotrophs in Ecosystems | |
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| Human Energetics | |
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| People as Simple Heterotrophs | |
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| Energy Sources and Basal Metabolism | |
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| Requirements and Uncertainties | |
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| Thermoregulation | |
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| Limits of Human Performance | |
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| Gathering, Hunting, and Fishing | |
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| Traditional Food Production | |
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| Humans as Solar Farmers | |
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| Extensive Practices | |
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| Permanent Cropping | |
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| Muscles, Implements, Machines | |
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| Cropping Intensification | |
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| Traditional Argricultures | |
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| Preindustrial Complexification | |
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| Prime Movers and Fuels in Traditional Societies | |
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| Animate Power | |
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| Human and Animal Muscles | |
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| Water and Wind | |
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| Wheels and Millls | |
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| Phytomass Fuels and Metallurgy | |
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| Wood, Charcoal, Crop Residues | |
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| Construction: Methods and Structures | |
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| Transportation: Roads and Ships | |
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| Fossil Fuels | |
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| Heat, Light, and Prime Movers | |
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| Coals: The Earliest Modern Fuels | |
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| Hydrocarbons: Crude Oil and Natural Gases | |
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| From Extraction to Combustion | |
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| Modern Fossil Fuel Industries | |
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| Mechanical Prime Movers | |
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| Engines and Turbines | |
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| Fossil-Fueled Electricity | |
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| Generation and Transmission | |
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| Fossil-Fueled Civilization | |
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| Patterns and Trends | |
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| Fuels and Fossil-Fueled Electricity | |
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| Energy Production and Trade | |
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| Nonfossil Contributions | |
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| Biomass and Primary Electricity | |
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| Global Consumption Patterns | |
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| Growth and Inequality | |
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| Qualitative Changes | |
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| Transitions and Efficiencies | |
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| Energy Conservation | |
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| Gains and Rebounds | |
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| Energy Costs | |
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| Energy Cost of Energy: Net Gains | |
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| Basic Materials | |
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| From Concrete to Fertilizers | |
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| Structures and Products | |
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| From Buildings to Computers | |
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| Crops and Animal Foods | |
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| Subsidized Diets | |
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| Modern Food System | |
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| Gains, Costs, Efficiencies | |
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| Environmental Consequences | |
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| Metabolism of Fossil-Fueled Civilization | |
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| Power Densities | |
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| Energy and Land | |
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| Energy Conversions and Heat Rejection | |
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| Energy and Water | |
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| Energy and the Atmosphere | |
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| Interference in Grand Biospheric Cycles | |
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| Energetic Correlates | |
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| Complexities of High-Energy Civilization | |
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| Energy and the Economy | |
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| Energy and Value | |
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| Energy and the Quality of Life | |
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| Energy and War | |
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| Energy and the Future | |
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| Grand Patterns | |
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| Energetic and Other Essentials | |
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| Energy in the Biosphere | |
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| Energy and Civilization | |
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| The Challenges Ahead | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Selected Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols | |
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| References | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |