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Gosnell's polished, historical account thaws the mystery of ice
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Daily Breeze
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March 5, 2006| Author:
Randolph E. Schmid THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Ice. It cools the summer tea. It slicks the winter streets and
walks. It smooths the way for figure skaters and hockey players.
What else is there to know?
Plenty.
And in Ice, Mariana Gosnell does a thorough and fascinating job of
detailing the amazing history, uses and science of this substance.
Lost in the winter woods with no source of warmth? Gosnell recalls
whaling captain William Scoresby who, during a trip to Greenland in
1822, polished ice into an optical l...
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