Mendeleyev's dream : the quest for the elements
Strathern, Paul2001
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Paul Strathern unravels the history of chemistry through the dramatic quest for the elements, framing that history with the life story of the 19th century Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev, who conceived the periodic table.
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Mendeleyev's dream : the quest for the elements / Paul Strathern.
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London : Penguin, 2001.
Collation:
[x], 308p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 2000.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780140284140 (pbk)0140284141 (pbk)
Dewey class:
540.9
Language:
English
BRN:
211215
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