Energies : an illustrated guide to the biosphere and civilization / Vaclav Smil.

"Energy is the only universal currency. One of its many forms must be transformed into another in order for stars to shine, planets to rotate, living things to grow, and civilizations to evolve." "In this book, ecologist Vaclav Smil takes the principle of universality seriously, presenting a compreh...

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Main Author:	Smil, Vaclav
Corporate Author:	NetLibrary, Inc
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1999], ©1999.
Subjects:	Power resources > Social aspects. Electronic books.
Genre:	Electronic books.
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Physical Description:	xviii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Electronic eBook