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The Discovery of Global Warming

Revised and Expanded Edition

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$26.00 • £22.95 • €23.95

ISBN 9780674031890

Publication Date: 10/31/2008

* Academic Trade

240 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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  • Preface
  • 1. How Could Climate Change?
  • 2. Discovering a Possibility
  • 3. A Delicate System
  • 4. A Visible Threat
  • 5. Public Warnings
  • 6. The Erratic Beast
  • 7. Breaking into Politics
  • 8. Speaking Science to Power
  • 9. The Work Completed…and Begun
  • Reflections
  • Milestones
  • Notes
  • Index

Awards & Accolades

  • A Discover Top Science Book of the Year
  • A USA Today Best Book of the Year

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