The last sorcerers : the path from alchemy to the periodic table /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Joseph Henry Press,
©2003.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 0309505933 9780309505932 0309089050 9780309089050 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The four elements
- 2. Prelude to the birth of chemistry
- 3. The sceptical chymist
- 4. The discovery of the elements
- 5. A nail for the coffin
- 6. "Only an instant to cut off that head"
- 7. The atom
- 8. Problems with atoms
- 9. The periodic law
- 10. Deciphering the atom
- Epilogue: Continuing the search.