LEADER 04443nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910972268503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611966201 010 $a9781281966209 010 $a1281966207 010 $a9780226668055 010 $a0226668053 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226668055 035 $a(CKB)1000000000578976 035 $a(EBL)408523 035 $a(OCoLC)436148116 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000147323 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11160517 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147323 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10006251 035 $a(PQKB)10407555 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000115650 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408523 035 $a(DE-B1597)524390 035 $a(OCoLC)1055416829 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226668055 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408523 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10265966 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL196620 035 $a(OCoLC)646784245 035 $a(Perlego)1834230 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000578976 100 $a20000926d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe energy of nature /$fE.C. Pielou 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (259 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780226668062 311 08$a0226668061 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tSome Notes on Scientific Notation --$t1.Energy Is Everywhere --$t2. What Is Energy? Some Preliminary Physics --$t3. Energy and Its Ultimate Fate --$t4. Solar Energy and the Upper Atmosphere --$t5. Energy in the Lower Atmosphere: The Weather Near the Ground --$t6. The Sun, the Wind, and the Sea --$t7. The Energy of Ocean Waves --$t8. The Energy of the Tides --$t9. How Surface Energy Shapes the Land --$t10. Chemical Energy --$t11. Energy Enters the Biosphere --$t12. Further Travels of Energy in the Biosphere --$t13. The Warmth of the Earth: Nuclear Reactions Sustain All Life --$t14. The Earth's Internal Energy --$t15. How the Earth Sheds Its Warmth --$t16. Electromagnetic Energy --$t17. Wave Energy: Sound Waves and Seismic Waves --$t18. Wave Energy: Electomagnetic Waves --$t19. How Energy Is Used --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aEnergy is crucial for events of every kind, in this world or any other. Without energy, nothing would ever happen. Nothing would move and there would be no life. The sun wouldn't shine, winds wouldn't blow, rivers wouldn't flow, trees wouldn't grow, birds wouldn't fly, and fish wouldn't swim; indeed no material object, living or dead, could even exist. In spite of all this, energy is seldom considered a part of what we call "nature." In The Energy of Nature, E. C. Pielou explores energy's role in nature-how and where it originates, what it does, and what becomes of it. Drawing on a wide range of scientific disciplines, from physics, chemistry, and biology to all the earth sciences, as well as on her own lifelong experience as a naturalist, Pielou opens our eyes to the myriad ways energy and its transfer affect the earth and its inhabitants. Along the way we learn how energy is delivered to the earth from the sun; how it causes weather, winds, and tides; how it shapes the earth through mountain building and erosion; how it is captured and used by living things; how it is stored in chemical bonds; how nuclear energy is released; how it heats the unseen depths of the planet and is explosively revealed in the turmoil of earthquakes and volcanoes; how energy manifests itself in magnetism and electromagnetic waves; how we harness it to fuel human societies; and much more. Filled with fascinating information and helpful illustrations (hand drawn by the author), The Energy of Nature is fun, readable, and instructive. Science buffs of all ages will be delighted. "A luminous, inquiring, and thoughtful exploration of Earth's energetics."-Jocylyn McDowell, Discovery 606 $aForce and energy 606 $aPhysics 615 0$aForce and energy. 615 0$aPhysics. 676 $a530 700 $aPielou$b E. C.$f1924-$01487249 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972268503321 996 $aThe energy of nature$94358798 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01060nas 2200349 c 450 001 9910896275803321 005 20251012104343.0 035 $a(DE-599)ZDB3108623-8 035 $a(OCoLC)1296545909 035 $a(DE-101)1250946654 035 $a(CKB)4910000000550595 035 $a(EXLCZ)994910000000550595 100 $a20220203b20002000 |y | 101 0 $ager 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTa?tigkeitsbericht$fHarmonisierungsamt fu?r den Binnenmarkt (Marken, Muster und Modelle) 210 31$aLuxemburg$cAmt fu?r Amtliche Vero?ffentlichungen der Europa?ischen Gemeinschaften$d2000 215 $aOnline-Ressource 300 $aAuf der Website als Jahresbericht 1999/2000 angegeben 517 1 $aJahresbericht ... 608 $aZeitschrift$2gnd-content 676 $a380 801 0$b0206 801 1$bDE-101 801 2$b9999 906 $aJOURNAL 912 $a9910896275803321 996 $aTa?tigkeitsbericht$91912362 997 $aUNINA