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The elements : an illustrated history of the periodic table / Tom Jackson.
Knowledge does not arrive fully formed, it requires many minds to puzzle over the evidence. Jackson tracks the history of the periodic table, a powerful yet elegant tool that lays bare the building blocks of the universe. The 12-page foldout timeline sets the saga of the periodic table against the backdrop of world history.
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- ISBN: 9780985323035 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. + 1 fold-out timeline.
- Publisher: New York : Shelter Harbor Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 140) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Prehistory to the first century AD (40,000 - 0) -- The Dark Ages to the Middle Ages (0 - 1600) -- The Enlightenment (1600 - 1800) -- The 19th century: the great age of science (1800 - 1900) -- The modern era (1900 - present) -- 101 chemistry: the basics -- The periodic table -- Imponderables -- The great chemists. |
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| Subject: | Chemical elements > History. Periodic law > Tables > History. Periodic law > History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Kimberley Public Library | YA 546.8 JAC (Text) | 35132900000456 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
