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A Matter of Degrees: What Temperature Reveals about the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and Universe

What Temperature Reveals about the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and Universe

by Gino Segrè · 2003 · 320 pages

Charlie Munger
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About This Book

Physicist Gino Segrè explores the fundamental role of temperature across biological, physical, and cosmic scales. The book examines how thermal laws influence human evolution, planetary geology, and the origins of the universe while detailing the historical development of the thermometer and thermodynamics.

Book Details

Published

2003

Pages

320

Language

en

ISBN

9780142002780

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