The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire and Phosphorus by John Emsley, John Emsley

The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire and Phosphorus

John Emsley, John Emsley

327 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction history science informative slow-paced
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The incredible glowing history of the Devil's element phosphorus Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by ninth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants, the chemical element phosphorus has fasci...

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