| Description |
x, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231). |
| Contents |
Nitrogen fixation, agriculture, and the environment -- The development of agriculture -- The development of English agriculture and the recognition of the fertiliser deficit -- The discovery of nitrogen and the disappearance of alchemical nitre -- The triumph of industrial chemistry -- The continuing mystery of biological nitrogen fixation -- Nitrogen, threat or benefaction? |
| Subject |
Nitrogen fertilizers -- History.
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| ISBN |
0195165829 (cloth) |
|
9780195165821 (cloth) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 257016244 |
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YDXCP 2053039 |
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