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Marcus Chown's extraordinary account of how scientists unravelled the mystery of atoms, and helped to explain the dawn of life. It is one of the greatest detective stories in the history of science. In fact, it is two puzzles intertwined, for the stars contain the key to unlocking the secret of atoms, and the atoms the solution to the secret of stars.
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The magic furnace : the search for the origins of atoms, Marcus Chown
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- The magic furnace : the search for the origins of atoms
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marcus Chown
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 0099578018
- ISBN13
- 9780099578017
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Science & Math, Natural sciences, Science, Physics, Space, Astronomy, Popular science publications, Cosmology
- First published
- 1999
- Original title
- The Magic Furnace
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- Marcus Chown's extraordinary account of how scientists unravelled the mystery of atoms, and helped to explain the dawn of life. It is one of the greatest detective stories in the history of science. In fact, it is two puzzles intertwined, for the stars contain the key to unlocking the secret of atoms, and the atoms the solution to the secret of stars.