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<p><b>THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br><br><b>'If only chemistry had been like this at school' Matt Ridley, <i>Prospect</i></b><b><br> ________________</b><br><br><b>Elements. </b>Everything in the universe is made of them, including you. And like you, the elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning.<br><br> Here you'll meet iron that rains from the heavens. You'll learn how lead can tell your future while zinc may one day line your coffin. Y
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Hugh Aldersey-Williams
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141919263
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Technology, Chemistry
- Rating
- 3.69 / 5 (1,672 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- Periodic Tales : the Curious Lives of the Elements (2011)
- Periodic Tales : A Cultural History of the Elements, From Arsenic to Zinc (2011)
- Periodic Tales - The Curious Lives Of The Elements (2012)
- 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)
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