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100 1 $aKean, Sam,$eauthor.
245 10$aCaesar's last breath :$band other true tales of history, science, and the sextillions of molecules in the air around us /$cSam Kean.
250 $aFirst Bay Back paperback edition.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bBay Back Books,$c2018.
300 $ax, 373 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
500 $aOriginally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 357-362) and index.
505 0 $aI. Making air: our first four atmospheres -- II. Harnessing air: the human relationship with air -- III. Frontiers: the new heavens.
520 $aOn the ides of March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar died of stab wounds on the Senate floor, but the story of his last breath is still unfolding - in fact, you're probably inhaling some of it now. Of the sextillions of molecules entering or leaving your lungs at this moment, some might well bear traces of Cleopatra's perfumes, German mustard gas, particles exhaled by dinosaurs or emitted by atomic bombs, even remnants of stardust from the universe's creation. Tracing the origins and ingredients of our atmosphere, Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe and across time to unlock the stories that become a part of us with every breath.
650 0$aAir.
650 0$aAtmosphere$xHistory.