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Pyrite: A Natural History of Fool'S Gold [Audiobook] download free by David Rickard

Pyrite: A Natural History of Fool'S Gold Audiobook download free by David Rickard
  • Listen audiobook: Pyrite: A Natural History of Fool'S Gold
  • Author: David Rickard
  • Release date: 2015/1/13
  • Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Language: English
  • Genre or Collection: Natural History
  • ISBN: 9780190203672
  • Rating: 8.34 of 10
  • Votes: 788
  • Review by: Gerald Forte
  • Review rating: 8.02 of 10
  • Review Date: 2018/11/1
  • Duration: 4H5M54S in 256 kbps (64 MB)
  • Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-18
  • You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WMA, MP4, MPEG4, WavPack, MP3, FLAC, WAV (compression RAR, Z, ARC, LZ, ZIP, TGZ)
  • Total pages original book: 320
  • Includes a PDF summary of 31 pages
  • Duration of the summary (audio): 23M26S (6.2 MB)
  • Description or summary of the audiobook: Most people have heard of pyrite, the brassy yellow mineral commonly known as fool's gold. But despite being the most common sulfide on the earth's surface, pyrite's bright crystals have attracted a noteworthy amount of attention from many different cultures, and its nearly identical visual appearance to gold has led to tales of fraud, trickery, and claims of alchemy. Pyrite occupies a unique place in human history: it became an integral part of mining lore in America during the 19th century, and it has a presence in ancient Sumerian texts, Greek philosophy, and medieval poetry, becoming a symbol for anything overvalued. In Pyrite, geochemist and author David Rickard blends basic science and historical narrative to describe the many unique ways pyrite makes appearances in our world. He follows pyrite back through the medieval alchemists to the ancient Arab, Chinese, Indian, and Classical worlds, showing why the mineral was central to the development of these various ancient cultures. Pyrite can be tracked to the beginnings of humankind, and Rickard reveals how it contributed to the origins of our art and storytelling and even to our biologic development as humans.But pyrite has unique scientific properties as well: the book distills how oxidation makes fool's gold look like a precious metal, and shows how pyrite can choke out oxygen from water, creating large 'dead zones ' in our oceans. Rickard analyzes pyrite's role in manufacturing sulfuric acid, a compound used for everything from cleaning drains to fertilizing crops. Its influence extends from human evolution and the formation of societies, through science and industry, to our understanding of ancient, modern, and future earth environments. Energetic and accessible, Pyrite is the first book to show readers the history and science of one of the world's most fascinating minerals.
  • Other categories, genre or collection: Mineralogy & Gems, History Of Science, Geology & The Lithosphere, Earth: Natural History General, Social & Cultural History, Earth Sciences
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  • Format: Hardback
  • Approximate value: 36.23 USD
  • Dimensions: 162x241x27mm
  • Weight: 564g
  • Printed by: Not Available
  • Published in: Oxford, United Kingdom

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