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The Last Sorcerers: The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table /
The Last Sorcerers The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table /
Author: Richard Morris
THEY STARTED WITH FOUR: earth, air, fire, and water. From these basics, they sought to understand the essential ingredients of the world. Those who could see further, those who understood that the four were just the beginning, were the last sorcerers -- and the world's first chemists. What we now call chemistry began in the fiery cauldrons of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780309505932
ISBN-10: 0309505933
Publication Date: 6/30/2014
Pages: 295
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Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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This book seemed to be written by a story-telling, but scatterbrained, professor. It wasn't scholarly by any means -- a thin volume, it jumped from one vignette to another, describing the transition from alchemy to chemistry in a conversational tone. It was okay, but ultimately not enough to hold my attention.


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