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OXYGEN : a four billion year history by DONALD E.. CANFIELD, DONALD E CANFIELD is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The remarkable scientific story of how Earth became an oxygenated planet---The air we breathe is twenty-one percent oxygen, an amount higher than on any other known world. While we may take our air for granted, Earth was not always an oxygenated planet. How did it come to be this way? Donald Canfield covers this vast history, emphasizing its relationship to the evolution of life and the evolving chemistry of Earth. He guides readers through the various lines of scientific evidence, considers some of the wrong turns and dead ends along the way, and highlights the scientists and researchers who have made key discoveries in the field. Now with an incisive new preface by the author, Oxygen takes readers on an astonishing journey of discovery, telling the story of how our planet became oxygenated.

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Author

DONALD E.. CANFIELD, DONALD E CANFIELD

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2025

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691270562

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Ecology, Stem

Rating

3.66 / 5 (68 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13