The elements : a very short introduction / Philip Ball.
By: Ball, Philip
Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 104Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004Description: 179 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 0192840991 (pbk); 9780192840998; 9780191776298 (ebook)Uniform titles: Ingredients Subject(s): Chemical elementsDDC classification: 546 LOC classification: QD466 | .B25 2004Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical informationItem type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books / Monographs |
Dominican University College Library / Collège Universitaire Dominicain
Hours of operation: Monday - Thursday 8am - 8:30 pm; Friday 8am - 4pm | Les heures d'ouverture : Lundi à jeudi de 8 h à 20 h 30; vendredi 8h - 16h
Standard shelving location / Rayonnage standard
|
QD 466 .B34 E44 2004 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 30000000850622 |
Browsing Dominican University College Library / Collège Universitaire Dominicain shelves, Shelving location: Standard shelving location / Rayonnage standard Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
No cover image available | No cover image available | No cover image available | No cover image available | No cover image available | ||||
QD 24 .A1 R87 1924 1 & 2 Arabische Alchemisten | QD 25 .R66 A43 1997 Alchimie & Mystique | QD 25 .R87 T87 1970 Turba philosophorum : ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Alchemie | QD 466 .B34 E44 2004 The elements : a very short introduction / | QD 941 .S46 L42 1942 Lecciones de cristalografia y de mineralogia optica | QE 705 .C39 D37 2009 Darwin et les fossiles : Histoire d'une réconciliation | QE 770 .C65 C78 1998 The crucible of creation : the Burgess Shale and the rise of animals / |
"First published as The ingredients, 2002"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164) and index.
1. Aristotle's quartet : the elements in antiquity -- 2. Revolution : how oxygen changed the world -- 3. Gold : the glorious and accursed element -- 4. The eightfold path : organizing the elements -- 5. The atom factories : making new elements -- 6. The chemical brothers : why isotopes are useful -- 7. For all practical purposes : technologies of the elements.
This Very Short Introduction traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. Looking beyond the Periodic Table, the author examines our relationship with matter, from the uncomplicated vision of the Greek philosophers, who believed there were four elements - earth, air, fire, and water - to the work of modern-day scientists in creating elements such as hassium and meitnerium. Packed with anecdotes, The Elements is a highly engaging and entertaining exploration of the fundamental question: what is the world made from?"
There are no comments on this title.