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Mendeleyev's Dream : The Quest for the Elements by Paul Strathern (2002, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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The author unravels the history of chemistry, from the ancient Greek philosophers to the Age of Englightenment and beyond, introducing the colorful cast of characters who fashioned the study of elements into a science. Reprint.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100425184676

ISBN-139780425184677

eBay Product ID (ePID)2212174

Product Key Features

Book TitleMendeleyev's Dream : the Quest for the Elements

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Science & Technology, Chemistry / General

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreScience, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorPaul Strathern

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-022649

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal540/.9

SynopsisWhat is the world made of? The ancient Greeks speculated about earth, air, fire, and water; today we turn to the periodic table for more reliable information. The story of how we got from there to here is full of fascinating people, and in this elegant, entertaining book, Paul Strathern introduces us to ancient philosophers, medieval alchemists, and the earliest chemists-and to Dimitri Mendeleyev, the card-playing nineteenth-century Russian who claimed that the answers came to him in a dream. "Chemistry has been a neglected area of science writing, and Mendeleyev, the king of chemistry, is a largely forgotten genius. [This book] goes a long way toward correcting this injustice." (Simon Singh, author of Fermat's Last Theorem, in the Sunday Telegraph)

LC Classification NumberQD22.M43S87 2002