What Is a Chemical Element?: A Collection of Essays by Chemists, Philosophers, Historians, and Educators
- ISBN-10
- 019093378X
- ISBN-13
- 9780190933784
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- Eric Scerri, Elena Ghibaudi
Description
"This book offers a comprehensive overview of an important notion to the field of chemistry: the chemical element"--
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