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Caesar's Last Breath - And Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around Us (Paperback)
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Caesar's Last Breath - And Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around Us (Paperback)
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List price R500
Loot Price R421
Discovery Miles 4 210
You Save R79 (16%)
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The Guardian's Best Science Book of 2017: the fascinating science
and history of the air we breathe. It's invisible. It's
ever-present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an
epic story to tell. In Caesar's Last Breath, New York Times
bestselling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the
periodic table, around the globe, and across time to tell the story
of the air we breathe, which, it turns out, is also the story of
earth and our existence on it. With every breath, you literally
inhale the history of the world. On the ides of March, 44 BC,
Julius Caesar died of stab wounds on the Senate floor, but the
story of his last breath is still unfolding; in fact, you're
probably inhaling some of it now. Of the sextillions of molecules
entering or leaving your lungs at this moment, some might well bear
traces of Cleopatra's perfumes, German mustard gas, particles
exhaled by dinosaurs or emitted by atomic bombs, even remnants of
stardust from the universe's creation. Tracing the origins and
ingredients of our atmosphere, Kean reveals how the alchemy of air
reshaped our continents, steered human progress, powered
revolutions, and continues to influence everything we do. Along the
way, we'll swim with radioactive pigs, witness the most important
chemical reactions humans have discovered, and join the crowd at
the Moulin Rouge for some of the crudest performance art of all
time. Lively, witty, and filled with the astounding science of
ordinary life, Caesar's Last Breath illuminates the science stories
swirling around us every second.
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