GREEN EARTH
THE SCIENCE IN THE CAPITAL TRILOGY
FORTY SIGNS OF RAIN
FIFTY DEGREES BELOW SIXTY DAYS AND COUNTING
KIM STANLEY ROBINSON
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First published in Great Britain by HarperVoyager 2015
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Source ISBN: 9780008139544
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Version: 2015-10-13
Contents
Chapter 4: Science in the Capital
Chapter 5: Athena on the Pacific
Chapter 6: The Capital in Science
Chapter 12: Abrupt Climate Change
Chapter 13: Back to Khembalung
Chapter 14: Is There a Technical Solution?
Chapter 15: Autumn in New York
Chapter 19: Leap Before You Look
PART THREE: SIXTY DAYS AND COUNTING
Chapter 24: The Technological Sublime
Chapter 27: Emerson for the Day