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... atmosphere . " * In the modern earth carbon dioxide and thus carbon is found in the oceans , atmosphere and the rocky mantle and fixed in the bio- sphere . Carbon dioxide is involved in a great cycle , relatively imperfect . It begins ...
... atmosphere . " * In the modern earth carbon dioxide and thus carbon is found in the oceans , atmosphere and the rocky mantle and fixed in the bio- sphere . Carbon dioxide is involved in a great cycle , relatively imperfect . It begins ...
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... atmosphere - that membrane around the earth whose gases pervade the seas and the soil and permeate all living things . It would seem universally admitted that the earth's atmosphere is secondary , as is indicated by the extremely low ...
... atmosphere - that membrane around the earth whose gases pervade the seas and the soil and permeate all living things . It would seem universally admitted that the earth's atmosphere is secondary , as is indicated by the extremely low ...
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... atmosphere . It was this , with water vapor and CO2 , which reduced the toxicity of radiation and enlarged the arena in which life could exist . Thus it was life which modified the atmosphere ; and the atmosphere in turn not only ...
... atmosphere . It was this , with water vapor and CO2 , which reduced the toxicity of radiation and enlarged the arena in which life could exist . Thus it was life which modified the atmosphere ; and the atmosphere in turn not only ...
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Introduction vi | 1 |
The Plight | 19 |
The Cast and the Capsule | 43 |
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