Secret Life of Dust From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of Little Things

Name: Secret Life of Dust From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of Little Things
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ISBN: 9780471426356

ISBN-10: 0471426350

ISBN-13: 9780471426356

Edition: 2001

Authors: Hannah Holmes

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"Nothing to sneeze at."--TimeAcclaim for The Secret Life of Dust"You will never again look disparagingly upon dust. Hannah Holmes has written my favorite kind of book----one that takes a seemingly mundane subject and trumpets its significance in our lives not only on Earth, but in the Heavens."---- Dr. Neil de Grasse Tyson, Director, Hayden Planetarium and author of One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos"A fascinating journey into the unseen flecks that underpin our world and those beyond."---- Peter Tyson, author of The Eighth Continent"Witty, interesting, and absolutely terrifying."---- Atlanta JournalConstitution"An excellent work. Dust is small, but The Secret Life of Dust is a big, and…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 3/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 254
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.18" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The World in a Grain of Dust



Life and Death among the Stars



A Light and Intriguing Rain of Space Dust



The (Deadly) Dust of Deserts



A Steady Upward Rain of Dust



Dust on the Wind Heeds No Borders



Did Dust Do In the Ice Age?



A Steady Downward Rain of Dust



A Few Unsavory Characters from the Neighborhood



Microscopic Monsters and Other Indoor Devils



Dust to Dust


Web Sites


Bibliography


Index