| Main Title |
Energy, a guidebook |
| Author |
Ramage, Janet
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| Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
| Year Published |
1997 |
| OCLC Number |
36083669 |
| ISBN |
0192880225 (pbk.) 9780192880222 (pbk.) |
| Subjects |
Power resources ;
Power (Mechanics)
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJER |
TJ163.2.R345 1997 |
|
OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
07/28/2000 |
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| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Collation |
xx, 394 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Notes |
"New edition"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. {379}-381) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Pt. 1. The present -- The global picture -- Primary energy -- Patterns of consumption -- Pt. 2. Technologies -- Fuels -- Energy conversion -- Using the energy -- Electricity -- Nuclear power -- Energy from water -- Wind power -- Solar energy -- Pt. 3. The future -- Resources -- Penalties -- Costs and prices -- Future alternatives -- Appendix A. Orders of magnitude -- Appendix B. Units and conversions. |
