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100 1  Emsley, John. 
245 14 The 13th element :|bthe sordid tale of murder, fire, and 
       phosphorus /|cJohn Emsley. 
246 3  Thirteenth element 
264  1 New York :|bJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.,|c[2000] 
264  4 |c©2000 
300    viii, 327 pages :|billustrations ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-316) and 
       index. 
505 0  Out of alchemy -- The alchemist and his apprentice -- The 
       toxic tonic -- Strike a light -- Strike! -- The cost of a 
       box of matches -- Gomorrah -- The ultimate evil-and a 
       power for good -- Murder -- fortunes from phosphorus -- 
       Unlucky days -- The supreme ruler -- Oh, hsit! -- 
       Spontaneous human combustion and other horrors -- Epilogue
       : The devil's element? -- Appendix: The right chemistry --
       Sources -- Index. 
520    It was discovered by alchemists, prescribed by 
       apothecaries, exploited by the industrialists of the 
       nineteenth century, and abused by the combatants of the 
       twentieth century. It can be found in many things that 
       have improved our everyday life, from toothpaste to 
       detergents to food additives. For more than 300 years, 
       phosphorus--one of nature's deadliest creations--has 
       continued to fascinate us with the many surprising roles 
       it has played in human history. From murders-by-phosphorus
       where the bodies glowed green to the match-factory strike 
       that helped end child labor in England, to the irony of 
       the World War II firebombing of Hamburg, to even deadlier 
       compounds derived from phosphorus today, this book weaves 
       together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball 
       characters, social upheavals, and curious, bizarre, and 
       horrific events that comprise the surprising 300-year 
       history of nature's most nefarious element.--From 
       publisher description. 
650  0 Phosphorus|vPopular works. 
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