Like the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain wrapped in mystery. We do not know what most of them look like,
Chemistry: A cultural history of the elements
โ Scribed by Robinson, Andrew
- Book ID
- 109825887
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 415 KB
- Volume
- 470
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/470170a
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