Bibliograph

The elements, an illustrated history of the Periodic table, Tom Jackson

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The elements, an illustrated history of the Periodic table, Tom Jackson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 140) and index

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The elements

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

813925494

Responsibility statement

Tom Jackson

Series statement

Ponderables

Sub title

an illustrated history of the Periodic table

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.--, Source other than Library of Congress

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Prehistory to the first century AD (50,000 -- 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

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