The Elements: The Compact Guide - Brossura

Challoner, Jack

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ISBN 10: 0233005935 ISBN 13: 9780233005935

Casa editrice: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2019

Riassunto

Authoritative, accessible and filled with wonder, this new condensed version of The Elements is the definitive guide to the building blocks of everything in our world.
 
What links the Taj Mahal and our skeleton? Calcium. The Eiffel Tower and our blood? Iron. Everything in the known universe'from street lamps to salted French fries'is made up of one of the 118 elements. Popular-science writer Jack Challoner takes us on an illustrated tour of the Periodic Table, revealing the mystery of how the material world works. This definitive guide covers every element, providing its vital statistics, main compounds, uses, and fascinating histories.
 

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jack Challoner has written over 30 books on a variety of scientific and technological subjects. He has also written for encyclopedias, magazines, museum exhibitions, and websites, and acts as scientific consultant for books, plays, and television programs. He is the author of Carlton's Genius Inventions and lives in Bristol.

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The Compact Guide: The Elements is authoritative and accessible, with a sense of wonder about the way in which the material world works, thanks to the protons, neutrons and electrons that make up the atoms of the elements. Everything in the known Universe is made up of one of the 118 elements of the periodic table, and this is your definitive guide. Every element is featured, their vital statistics given, their main compounds and uses explored, and their fascinating histories told.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Andre Deutsch Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0233005935
• ISBN 13: 9780233005935
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 182
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile