Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter's Wolf: How the Elements Were Named - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199652723ISBN-10:199652724UPC:9780199652723Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, ChemistryBook Topic:InorganicSize:9.30 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC020XT488
The iconic Periodic Table of the Elements is now in its most satisfyingly elegant form. This is because all the 'gaps' corresponding to missing elements in the seventh row, or period, have recently been filled and the elements named. But where do these names come from? For some, usually the most recent, the origins are quite obvious, but in others - even well-known elements such as oxygen or...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199652723ISBN-10:199652724UPC:9780199652723Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, ChemistryBook Topic:InorganicSize:9.30 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC020XT488
Dr Peter Wothers is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow and Director of Studies in Chemistry at St Catharine's College. He is heavily involved in promoting chemistry to young students and members of the public, and, in 2010, created the popular Cambridge Chemistry Challenge competition for students in the UK. Peter is known nationally and...
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