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Periodic Tales : A Cultural History of the Elements, From Arsenic to Zinc by Aldersey-Williams, Hugh is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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<b>"Fascinating and beautiful . . . if only chemistry had been like this at school." —Matt Ridley, <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling author of <i>Genome</i>, in <i>Prospect</i> magazine</b> <br> 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
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Aldersey-Williams, Hugh
- Publisher
- HarperCollins US;HarperCollins e-Books
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141919263
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Chemistry, History
- Rating
- 3.69 / 5 (281 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- Periodic Tales : the Curious Lives of the Elements (2011)
- Periodic Tales - The Curious Lives Of The Elements (2012)
- Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements (2010)
- Periodic Tales : a Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc (2010)
- Periodic Tales : a Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc (2012)
- Periodic Tales (2011) : a Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc (2011)