Ice : the nature, the history, and the uses of an astonishing substance
More brittle than glass, at times stronger than steel, at other times flowing like molasses, ice covers 10 percent of the earth's land and 7 percent of its oceans. This title explores the history and uses of ice in all its complexity, grandeur, and significance.
Print Book, English, 2007
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The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007