... 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.
This expanded new edition gives face, voice and personality to the chemical elements and reflects the latest discoveries. Now each of the 115 elements has not just a picture, but an information-packed page all to itself!
A mixture of science and art creates a periodic table never seen before.
Web-style "homepages" introduce to budding chemists each of the chemical elements from the periodic table, complete with witty and informative profiles written by the elements themselves. Original. 20,000 first printing.
The Periodic Table: Elements with Style
Every element in this engaging little book is a specially created character with its own unique personality.
... Signorina, 335 Brush, Stephen, 138,163 buckminsterfullerenes, 28n29 buckyballs, 28n29 Bunsen, Robert, 97, 98, 111n44, 114 Burbidge, Geoffrey, 287f, 289,297n3 Burbidge, Margaret, 287f, 289,297n3 Burdette, Shawn, 328,330, 331 Burgers, ...
This is not to imply that Kuhn himself or anyone else I am aware of has argued that the development of the periodic system did represent a scientific revolution. On a related point, in a recent book I have argued that there are very few ...
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
This dynamic unit meets national science standards in seven teaching and content areas. Bring the periodic table to life with this hands-on, minds-on unit. Book jacket.
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.
They'll gather facts about common and interesting elements and even discover how they can predict how elements might chemically react from their position in the table. Fact boxes and images add additional information to the accessible text.
A short guide to one of the most celebrated diagrams in the history of science, a tool for understanding the basic building blocks of the universe.
This fully visual guide to the elements features eye-popping photography and an enormous wealth of cool facts to helps kids learn about the basic building blocks that make up everything in the universe. Full color.
Examines the history and importance of the periodic table, which provides a framework for classifying and comparing the many different forms of chemical behavior.
Mingling fact and fiction, history and anecdote, Levi uses his training as a chemist and his experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz to illuminate the human condition. "From the Hardcover edition.
A remarkable display of thought-provoking science and beautiful photography, this guide will allow the reader to discover the world afresh.
About the author -- Introduction -- The periodic table exploration begins!
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.
So many questions! In this stimulating and innovative book, the Reader will be taken on a voyage from the past to the present to the future of the Periodic Table. This book is unique. This book is readable. This book is thought-provoking.