30-Second Elements

The 50 most significant elements, each explained in half a minute

Eric Scerri (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2013
Icon Books (Verlag)
978-1-84831-594-5 (ISBN)

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A beautifully illustrated, full-colour guide to the periodic table and the stories behind its most significant elements.

When was radium discovered? Who are Dmitri Mendeleev and Glenn T. Seaborg? Who discovered uranium's radioactivity? Which element is useful for dating the age of Earth? And why doesn't gold have a scientific name?

30-Second Elements presents you with the very foundations of chemical knowledge, explaining concisely the 50 most significant chemical elements.

This book uses helpful glossaries and tables to fast track your knowledge of the other 68 elements and the relationships between all of them.

Dr. Eric Scerri is a lecturer at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA. Dr. Scerri is a chemist and leading philosopher of science specialising in the history and philosophy of the periodic table.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2013
Reihe/Serie	30-Second
Zusatzinfo	160Illustrations, colour
Verlagsort	Duxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 240 mm
Gewicht	627 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Analytische Chemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Anorganische Chemie
ISBN-10	1-84831-594-5 / 1848315945
ISBN-13	978-1-84831-594-5 / 9781848315945
Zustand	Neuware