The Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9780073513904
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Has the burning of fossil fuels been taking place on a significant scale over many thousands of years? Explain.
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