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A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc

by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

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In the spirit of A Short History of Nearly Everything comes Periodic Tales. Award-winning science writer Hugh Andersey-Williams offers readers a captivating look at the elements--and the amazing, little-known stories behind their discoveries. Periodic Tales is an energetic and wide-ranging book of innovations and innovators, of superstition and science and the myriad ways the chemical elements are woven into our culture, history, and language. It will delight readers of Genome, Einstein's Dreams, Longitude, and The Age of Wonder.

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Media: Paperback Book, 428 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Ecco Press

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 0061824739

Publication Date: Feb. 28th, 2012

ISBN-13: 9780061824739

Dimensions: 5.29 x 8.03 x 1.08 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.72 lbs

Categories: General World History General Chemistry

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