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010 a| 99027115;

015 a| GB99-V9502;

020 a| 0520218752 (alk. paper);

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035 a| (OCoLC)41273020;

049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| RA577.D8b| A48 2000;

082 00 a| 551.51/132| 21;

092 a| 551.5113b| Am1d;

100 1 a| Amato, Joseph Anthony.=| ^A134085;

245 10 a| Dust :b| a history of the small and the invisible /c| Joseph A. Amato ; [illustrations by Abigail Rorer].;

260 a| Berkeley, Calif. :b| University of California Press,c| 2000.;

300 a| xii, 250 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 21 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-235).;

505 00 g| ch. 1.t| Of times when dust was the companion of all --g| ch. 2.t| Old metaphors and new measures of the microcosm --g| ch. 3.t| Early discernment of the minute --g| ch. 4.t| Great cleanup --g| ch. 5.t| Atoms and microbes: new guides to the small and invisible --g| ch. 6.t| Discerning the invisible for the good of the nation --g| ch. 7.t| Lighting up the microcosm --g| ch. 8.t| Snake still lurks.;

650 0 a| Dustx| Social aspectsx| History.=| ^A106170;

650 0 a| Size perception.=| ^A459909;

650 0 a| Sciencex| Philosophy.=| ^A7883;

994 a| E0b| ERE;

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Dust : a history of the small and the invisible / Joseph A. Amato ; [illustrations by Abigail Rorer].

Author/creator	Amato, Joseph Anthony
Format	Book
Publication Info	Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 2000.
Description	xii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects	Dust--Social aspects. --History. Size perception. Science--Philosophy.

Contents	ch. 1. Of times when dust was the companion of all -- ch. 2. Old metaphors and new measures of the microcosm -- ch. 3. Early discernment of the minute -- ch. 4. Great cleanup -- ch. 5. Atoms and microbes: new guides to the small and invisible -- ch. 6. Discerning the invisible for the good of the nation -- ch. 7. Lighting up the microcosm -- ch. 8. Snake still lurks.
Local note	Little-326324--305131040374V
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-235).
LCCN	99027115
ISBN	0520218752 (alk. paper)

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