Ice: The Nature, the History, and the Uses of an Astonishing Substance

Ice: The Nature, the History, and the Uses of an Astonishing Substance
ISBN-10
0226304965
ISBN-13
9780226304960
Series
Ice
Category
History
Pages
579
Language
English
Published
2007-06
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Author
Mariana Gosnell

Description

Presents a study of ice in all its complexity spanning such topics as frostbite, climate change, ice on Mars and in Saturn's rings, the multiplicity of uses humans find for ice, and its impact on the forces that shape the world around us.

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