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Index
Cover
Title
Contents
Prologue
Silence
Movement I—Earth: Carbon, the Element of Crystals
Prelude—Before Earth
Exposition—Earth Emerges and Evolves
Development—Deep Earth Carbon
Recapitulation—Carbon Worlds
Coda—Unanswered Questions
Movement II—Air: Carbon, the Element of Cycles
Introduction—Before Air
Arioso—The Origin of Earth’s Atmosphere
Intermezzo—The Deep Carbon Cycle
Arioso, da Capo—Atmospheric Change
Coda—The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable
Movement III—Fire: Carbon, the Element of Stuff
Introduction—Material World
Scherzo—Useful Stuff
Trio—Nano Stuff
Scherzo, da Capo—Stories
Coda—Music
Movement IV—Water: Carbon, the Element of Life
Introduction—The Primeval Earth
Exposition—Origins of Life
Development—Life Evolving (Theme and Variations)
Recapitulation—The Human Carbon Cycle
Finale—Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Also by Robert M. Hazen
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