30-Second Elements: The 50 most significant elements, each explained in half a minute - Couverture rigide

Scerri, Eric

 
9781848315945: 30-Second Elements: The 50 most significant elements, each explained in half a minute

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

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9781785784149: 30-Second Elements: The 50 most significant elements, each explained in half a minute

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1785784145 ISBN 13 :  9781785784149
Editeur : Icon Books, 2018
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