Author

Publication

2013 - Apple, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

55,750 words, Guess

Page Count

223 pages

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Classifications

  • DDC549.09
  • LCCQE359.A1C343 2013

Description

"Using the word 'minerals' in its broadest sense, Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of History features the metals, alloys, rocks, and organic minerals and gemstones that humans have used as the building blocks of civilization. ... Weaving strands of economic, cultural, political and industrial history, each entry gives a fascinating perspective on the scope and pace of human development, and the dangers posed by our exploitation of Earth's resources."--Page 4 of cover.

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  • Fifty minerals that changed the course of historyApple2013

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