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We all know that we depend on elements for survival--from the oxygen in the air we breathe to the carbon that forms part of the structure of all living things. But how many of us appreciate the ways our bodies also depend on copper, say, and aluminum for survival, or silicon to maintain our shores? In The Human Elements, physicist and award-winning author Anja R yne takes us on an astonishing journey through chemistry and physics, introducing the building blocks from which we humans--and the world--are made. But not only does R yne explain why our bodies need iron, phosphorus, silicon, potassium, and many more elements in just the right amounts in order to function properly; she also takes us on a tour around the world to where these precious elements are found.



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