This comprehensive history of salt deals with its production, uses, and role in the development of modern society. Today, only about two per cent of salt produced is for animal consumption. Ten times as much is used in the winter salting of roads, and about half of today's enormous production is used in the chemical industries, for the production, among other things, of herbicides, pesticides and other environment-threatening materials.
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Robert P. Multhauf has been associated with the Smithsonian Institution for over two decades. Among the positions he has held are director of the Smithsonian's Museum of History and Technology, president of the Society for the History of Technology, and editor of Isis. He is the author of The Origins of Chemistry.
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Vendeur : Florida Mountain Book Co., Datil, NM, Etats-Unis
Etat : Near Fine. Softcover, [xviii], 325 pages. Near Fine condition. Size 6.872". "Common salt - a substance seemingly too ordinary to think about, yet it is the oldest of our raw materials and the basis of some of our newest inventions. Mythology and folklore abound in stories and proverbs about salt. It has been a source of revenue to governments from ancient China to ancien regime France to the United States. The search for this commodity ushered in the age of petroleum fuels. In the first comprehensive history of salt, Robert P. Multhauf deals with its production, uses, and role in the development of modern society." Includes b&w illustrations, bibliography and index. Book has light exterior shelfwear, else As New, clean and unmarked. N° de réf. du vendeur 008726
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Soft Cover. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. In the first comprehensive history of salt, the author tells the remarkable story of its production, its uses and its role in various cultures from ancient times to the present. Illustrations. Photos. Diagrams. Charts. 325 pages including index. A lovely copy and a book truly worth its salt. N° de réf. du vendeur 003436
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Vendeur : Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : As New. Reprint of 1978 Edition. A history of salt and salt production, and further, the history of culture and technology. Excellent photographs. 325 pages.; 7 x 10 ". N° de réf. du vendeur 11935
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