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GreenhouseGale E. Christianson
Historical

Greenhouse

305 pagesFirst published 19995 editions
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"There is no longer any doubt that the earth is warming: the question remains, why? For historian Gale Christianson, the emergence of global warming is one of the most compelling stories in the history of humankind, made all the richer for having been a slowly developing phenomenon.". "Finding the clues to global warming both deep in the past and right before our eyes, Christianson introduces a memorable and unlikely cast of characters and events. Scientists, inventors, and other pioneers are woven into the narrativeamong them, Joseph Fourier, the French natural philosopher who, at the turn…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionGreystone Books20003059781550547849
EditionPenguin (Non-Classics)20003059780140292589
EditionConstable19993059780094800304
EditionWalker and Company19993059780802713469
EditionGreystone Books19993059781550547313
Global warmingHistoryAtmospheric Greenhouse effectRechauffement de la terreHistoireNew York Times reviewedGreenhouse effect, atmospheric