A tale of seven elements, Eric Scerri
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Label
A tale of seven elements, Eric Scerri
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A tale of seven elements
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
802324295
Responsibility statement
Eric Scerri
Summary
In 1913, English physicist Henry Moseley established an elegant method for ""counting"" the elements based on atomic number, ranging them from hydrogen (#1) to uranium (#92). It soon became clear, however, that seven elements were mysteriously missing from the line up--seven elements unknown to science. In his well researched and engagingly narrative, Eric Scerri presents the intriguing stories of these seven elements--protactinium, hafnium, rhenium, technetium, francium, astatine and promethium. The book follows the historical order of discovery, roughly spanning the two world wars, beginning
Table Of Contents
Priority disputes and what constitutes the discovery of an element? -- Dalton, to the discovery of the periodic system -- The influence of modern physics -- Element 91, protactinium -- Element 72, hafnium -- Element 75, rhenium -- Element 43, technetium -- Element 87, francium -- Element 85, astatine -- Element 61, promethium -- Transuranium elements 93 and beyond
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Tale of 7 elements
Creator
Subject
- Tables (Data)
- Elements químics + Història
- Classification périodique des éléments
- Chemical elements
- Rhenium + history
- Promethium + history
- Hafnium + history
- Francium + history
- Protactinium + history
- Astatine + history
- Éléments chimiques
- tables (documents)
- Taula periòdica (Química) + Història
- Nonfiction
- Elements químics + Classificació
- Periodic table of the elements
- Technetium + history
- Tables (Données)
- Tables
- periodic table
- Elements
Content
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- Has instance2
Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Genre5
- Subject21
- Tables (Data)
- Elements químics + Història
- Classification périodique des éléments
- Chemical elements
- Rhenium + history
- Promethium + history
- Hafnium + history
- Francium + history
- Protactinium + history
- Astatine + history
- Éléments chimiques
- tables (documents)
- Taula periòdica (Química) + Història
- Nonfiction
- Elements químics + Classificació
- Periodic table of the elements
- Technetium + history
- Tables (Données)
- Tables
- periodic table
- Elements
- Content1
- Mapped to1