"A Mariner book." Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-249) and index.
Contents:
Winter in summer -- Exploring the frontiers -- Battle of the thermometers -- Adventures in the ice trade -- Confraternity of the overlooked -- Through heat to cold -- Of explosions and mysterious mists -- Painting the map of Frigor -- Rare and common gases -- Fifth step -- Sudden and profound disappearance -- Three puzzles and a solution -- Mastery of the cold.
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