The Periodic Table Book is the perfect visual guide to the chemical elements that make up our world. This eye-catching encyclopedia takes children on a visual tour of the 118 chemical elements of the periodic table, from argon to zinc. It explores the naturally occurring elements, as well as the man-made ones, and explains their properties and atomic structures. Using more than 1,000 full-colour photographs, The Periodic Table Book shows the many natural forms of each element, as well as a wide range of both everyday and unexpected objects in which it is found, making each element relevant for the child's world.
One of Italy's leading men of letters, a chemist by profession, writes about incidents in his life in which one or another of the elements figured in such a way as to become a personal preoccupation
An extraordinary work in which each of the 21 chapters takes its title and starting point from one of the elements in the periodic table.
In these haunting reflections, Primo Levi, a chemist by training, takes the elements of the periodic table as his inspiration.
... Julian Stallabrass CONTEMPORARY FICTION Robert Eaglestone CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY Simon Critchley COPERNICUS Owen ... Mugglestone DINOSAURS David Norman DIPLOMACY Joseph M. Siracusa DOCUMENTARY FILM Patricia Aufderheide DREAMING J.
The first part of Wiker's witty and solidly instructive presentation is most suitable to middle school age, while the later chapters are designed for ages 12-13 and up, with a final chapter somewhat more advanced.
A remarkable display of thought-provoking science and beautiful photography, this guide will allow the reader to discover the world afresh.
From hydrogen to oganesson, this is a fact-filled visual guide to each element,each accompanied by technical date (category, atomic number, weight, boiling point) as well as fun facts and stories about their discovery and surprising uses.
Here, in the authoritative Elementary, James Russell uses his lively, accessible and engaging narrative to tell the story behind all the elements we now know about.
This first volume provides chemists with an account of the historical development of the Periodic Table and an overview of how the Periodic Table has evolved over the last 150 years.
Discover the building blocks of the entire world! A Kids' Guide to the Periodic Table takes you on an incredible journey through history and science that will teach you all about the 118 elements that make up, well, everything!