الماء: مقدمة قصيرة جدًّا

Very Short Introductions #440

by John Finney, عبد الفتاح عبد الله (ترجمة), شيماء طه الريدي (مراجعة)

الماء أساسُ الحياة على كوكب الأرض، وهو السائل المُهيمن على سطحه، وله سلوكيات غريبة وشاذَّة. يُقدِّم لنا هذا الكتاب من سلسلة «مقدمة قصيرة جدًّا» الأسسَ العلمية لتكوين الماء، ويستكشف معنا كيف أن بِنيتَه تُفضي إلى خواصِّه الفيزيائية والكيميائية. ومن خلال استعراض حالات الماء الثلاث — الصلبة والسائلة والبخارية — يُوضِّح لنا الأهمية البالغة لفَهم بِنيته وسلوكه بالنسبة إلى طائفةٍ من المجالات، من بينها الكيمياء والفيزياء الفلكية وعلوم الأرض والبيئة. كذلك يستعرض الكتاب الدورَ الذي يلعبه الماء في حياة الكائنات، ويُختتَم بمناقشة أبرز الخلافات حول الماء، وبعض الخواصِّ «السحرية» التي نُسِبت إليه.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Physics

138 pages, ebook

First published June 27, 2015

Reviews

[Yumeko (blushes) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I somehow went from comprehending to not comprehending as often. What happened to my interest was similar in this book about the quirkiest and most popular liquid in town. The fame is well deserved though.
I'm glad I have A level chemistry under the bag (Almost. I'm not done with it, nor am I particularly good at it💀), but if you're dedicated, there's nothing a little googling won't tell you.
Bonus points for (re?)kindling my interest in geology.

[Usfromdk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite technical for a short introduction, but very interesting. This is a mainly a book about chemistry/biochemistry/materials science-aspects, not a book about e.g. the history of research into the properties of water - so you need to want to read a book covering such topics in order to like this one.

You probably also need to want to be willing to look stuff up while reading this book as not all concepts covered are covered in anywhere near the amount of detail they are often covered in books of this nature, but this aspect also allowed the author to cover the material in more depth than he otherwise would have been able to do. I think the author prioritized well. Considering that it's only 'a very short introduction' this is not a particularly easy book to read, but I really liked this one.

[Ahmed Faiq · Rating 3 out of 5]

لم يكن الكتاب -الذي كان لي أول قراءة على جهاز الكيندل من امازون- من المستوى المطلوب، على الرغم من قصره النسبي، حيث كان أغلب الكتاب تعمقا في الخصائص الكيميائية والفيزيائية لجزيئات هذا المركب الغريب، الذي هو تقريبا أساس كل المادة الحية على كوكبنا الأزرق.

يبقى هناك أجزاء جميلة من الكتاب عن أصل وتكوين كوكب الأرض الفيزيائي، والنظريات التي تفسر كيفية وصول الماء الى هنا.

حملت الكتاب من موقع مكتبة مؤسسة (هنداوي) الألكترونية، التي تحتوي على العديد من العناوين الجميلة التي يمكن تحميلها بعدة صيغ ملفات الكترونية، التي يمكن الاستفادة منها على جهاز الكيندل، وبالمجان. يجب أن نشكر هكذا جهود جميلة ومشروع التنوير والتثقيف باللغة العربية.

[John Kaye · Rating 2 out of 5]

OK, it's short, but 'Introduction'? My grasp of chemistry was never very strong, but my sense of this book is that you'd need to be at least 'A' level chemistry and possibly degree level to make any headway. I read it as a compliment to my readings on the world's water crisis, but maybe I should have stuck with Philip Ball's 'H20'. Not one of my better choices…

[Paul Waring · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like some (but not all - VSI Viruses does a good job) of the science books in the VSI series, this book assumes a high level of knowledge in order for most of it to make sense. A more accurate title would be: A Very Short Introduction For Readers With A Chemistry Degree.

[Christian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would more aptly be named "Ice", as the majority of this book talked about the different structures of ice you can make from water by applying different pressure/temperature combos.

[أحمد · Rating 2 out of 5]

ركز الكتاب على الناحية الكيميائية للماء في حالاته المختلفة بصورة كبيرة.

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't actually look at the description of what the book was about and for some reason I thought it would be more like another book I read which detailed the environmental impact of water and how it is harnessed by humans and the crises we face and what can be done potentially. But it was actually about it's molecular structure and how it changes structurally. Hey. I'm willing to learn. It got a bit over my head at times but it was still very interesting.

[Vikas Datta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most interesting..

[Yilin Wong]

I tried I really did.... but it's just too boring.... with the structures and stuff....have to quit......