Caesar's Last Breath

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Sam Kean: Caesar's Last Breath (2017, Transworld Publishers Limited)

384 pages

English language

Published Feb. 22, 2017 by Transworld Publishers Limited.

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978-0-85752-512-3
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4 stars (3 reviews)

A round-the-globe journey through the periodic table explains how the air people breathe reflects the world's history, tracing the origins and ingredients of the atmosphere to explain air's role in reshaping continents, steering human progress, and powering revolutions.

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I love Sam Kean and this pop science accounting of various atmospheric gases does not disappoint. Roughly arranged by contribution to Earth's atmosphere, the chapters bounce from hot air balloons to chemical warfare. Kean focuses on depth rather than breadth, making for memorable and engaging reading.

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