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Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
Periodic Tales A Cultural History of the Elements from Arsenic to Zinc
Author: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Like the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain wrapped in mystery. We do not know what most of them look like, how they exist in nature, how they got their n...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780061824739
ISBN-10: 0061824739
Publication Date: 2/28/2012
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Ecco
Book Type: Paperback
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