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An edition of The fourth phase of water (2013)

The fourth phase of water

beyond solid, liquid, and vapor

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  • 10 Want to read

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Ebner & Sons
Language
English
Pages
357

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Subjects

Water, Atmospheric nucleation, Phase transformations (statistical physics), Water, analysis, Water chemistry, Ice, Evaporation, Popular works, Analysis
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The fourth phase of water: beyond solid, liquid, and vapor
2013, Ebner & Sons
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Table of Contents

from http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0161/7154/files/FOURTH_PHASE_SAMPLE.pdf 84 p.
<i>Contents on page x</i>
Acknowledgements vi
Preface xiii
A Bestiary xxii
SECTION I: Water Riddles: Forging the Pathway
1. Surrounded by Mysteries 3
2. The Social Behavior of H2O 13
3. The Enigma of Interfacial Water 25
SECTION II: The Hidden Life of Water
4. A Fourth Phase of Water? 45
5. Batteries Made from Water 71
6. Charging the Water Battery 85
7. Water: The Engine of Nature 103
SECTION III: What Moves Water Moves the World
8. A Universal Attractor 125
9. Brown’s Dance: Energy-Driven Movements 141
10. Heat and Temperature: Throwing New Light on Thermal Darkness 163
11. Osmosis and Diffusion: They Don’t Just Happen 183
<i>Contents continuation on page xi</i>
SECTION IV: Aqueous Forms in Nature
12. The Power of Protonated Water 203
13. Droplets and Bubbles: Siblings in the Water Family 221
14. Birth of a Bubble: A Passage to Maturity 233
15. Clouds from Coffee: The Remarkable Nature of Evaporation 255
16. Water Trampolines: Layering at the Water’s Surface 281
17. Warming up to Ice 305
SECTION V: Summing Up: Unlocking Earthly Mysteries
18. The Secret Rules of Nature 329
References 342
Photo Credits 349
Glossary 350
Index 353

Edition Notes

"What mysteries lurk in the depths of a glass of water?"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-348) and index.

Published in
Seattle, WA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
553.7
Library of Congress
QC921.6.C6 P65 2013, QC921.6.C6P65 2013

Contributors

Illustrator
Ethan Pollack
Book Designer
Amanda Fredericks
Book Designer
Ethan Pollack
Cover Design
Ethan Pollack

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Pagination
xxv, 357 p.
Number of pages
357

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OL27176154M
Internet Archive
fourthphaseofwat0000poll
ISBN 10
096268953X, 0962689548
ISBN 13
9780962689536, 9780962689543
LCCN
2012956209
OCLC/WorldCat
842224194

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