Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball
- ISBN-10
- 0801866103
- ISBN-13
- 9780801866104
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 215
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-08-03
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- Trevor H. Levere
Description
Transforming Matter provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years.
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- 2001-08-03
- 215 pages
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- Johns Hopkins University Press
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