| Description |
x, 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Philosophy and apology -- In the beginning -- Helium -- Argon and the rest -- Helium and the age of the Earth -- The strange case of helium and the nuclear atom -- Interlude : helium, argon, and creationism -- Meanwhile, back at Brookhaven -- Cornell, the ten-minute experiment, and back to argon -- K/Ar and the irons -- Interlude : the spreading oceans -- Dating the spreading seafloor -- The argon surprise -- Primordial helium and argon and the evolution of the Earth -- Xenology -- The coldest place on Earth -- Back to the stars -- The neutrino revolution -- Life and death on Mars and Earth -- Radon and you -- L'envoi. |
| Subject |
Gases, Rare.
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| ISBN |
9780195393965 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0195393961 hardcover alkaline paper |
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