| Description |
144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. + 1 folded-out timeline. |
| Series |
Ponderables |
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Ponderables (Series)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 140) and index. |
| Summary |
Knowledge does not arrive fully formed, it requires many minds to puzzle over the evidence. Jackson tracks the history of the periodic table, a powerful yet elegant tool that lays bare the building blocks of the universe. The 12-page foldout timeline sets the saga of the periodic table against the backdrop of world history. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Prehistory to the first century AD (40,000 - 0) -- The Dark Ages to the Middle Ages (0 - 1600) -- The Enlightenment (1600 - 1800) -- The 19th century: the great age of science (1800 - 1900) -- The modern era (1900 - present) -- 101 chemistry: the basics -- The periodic table -- Imponderables -- The great chemists. |
| Subject |
Chemical elements -- History.
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Periodic table of the elements -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780985323035 |
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0985323035 |
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