Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc by Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Ecco by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc by Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Ecco

Hugh Aldersey-Williams

428 pages first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
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In the spirit of A Short History of Nearly Everything comes Periodic Tales. Award-winning science writer Hugh Andersey-Williams offers readers a captivating look at the elements—and the amazing, little-known stories behind their discoveries. Perio...

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