The periodic kingdom
a journey into the land of the chemical elements
by P. W. Atkins and Peter W. Atkins
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"Just how does the periodic table help us make sense of the world around us? Using vivid imagery, ingenious analogies, and liberal doses of humor, P.W. Atkins answers this question. He shows us that the Periodic Kingdom is a systematic place. Detailing the geography, history, and governing institutions of this imaginary landscape, he demonstrates how physical similarities can point to deeper affinities, and how the location of an element can be used to predict its properties." "Atkins tells us about the cosmic origins of the elements and introduces the intrepid explorers and cartographers who expanded the frontiers of the kingdom: Humphry Davy, the nineteenth-century chemist who identified and catalogued several of the common metallic elements; Dmitri Mendeleev, the Russian scientist who (legend has it) saw in a dream the prototype of the modern periodic table; and the Manhattan Project scientists who originated the techniques still used today to map the dangerously radioactive regions."--Jacket.
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The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey into the Land of the Chemical Elements (Science Masters Series)
May 1997, Basic Books
in English
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Hua xue yuan su wang guo zhi lü
1996, Tian xia wen hua chu ban gu fen you xian gong si
in Chinese
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957621324X 9789576213243
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The periodic kingdom: a journey into the land of the chemical elements
1995, BasicBooks
in English
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The periodic kingdom: a journey into the land of the chemical elements
1995, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-152) and index.
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"Welcome to the Periodic Kingdom."
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