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" The world's greatest fix : "
G.J. Leigh.
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BL
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873644
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| Main Entry
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Leigh, G. J.
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The world's greatest fix : : a history of nitrogen and agriculture /\ G.J. Leigh.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2004.
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1 online resource (x, 242 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0195165829
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: 0198037074
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: 1280532939
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: 1423720830
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: 6610532931
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: 9780195165821
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: 9780198037071
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: 9781280532931
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: 9781423720836
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: 9786610532933
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-231).
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| Contents
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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?
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Annotation
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Nitrogen fertilizers-- History.
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Nitrogen fertilizers.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- General.
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| Dewey Classification
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631.8/4
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S651.L55 2004eb
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