Description: The Elements - A Visual History of Their Discovery. Philip Ball. Hardcover. No dust jacket as published. University of Chicago Press. Unopened in publisher's original shrink wrap. Free domestic shipping USPS Media Mail. The Elements is a stunning visual journey through the discovery of the chemical building blocks of our universe. By piecing together the history of the periodic table, Ball explores not only how we have come to understand what everything is made of, but also how chemistry developed into a modern science. Ball groups the elements into chronological eras of discovery, covering seven millennia from the first known to the last named. As he moves from prehistory and classical antiquity to the age of atomic bombs and particle accelerators, Ball highlights images and stories from around the world and sheds needed light on those who struggled for their ideas to gain inclusion. By also featuring some elements that aren’t true elements but were long thought to be—from the foundational prote hyle and heavenly aetherof the ancient Greeks to more recent false elements like phlogiston and caloric—The Elements boldly tells the full history of the central science of chemistry.
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Book Title: The Elements: A Visual History of Their Discovery
Original Language: English
Item Length: 7.5 in
Vintage: No
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Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 10 in
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Features: Illustrated
Topic: Chemistry, Cultural History, History of Ideas, History of Technology, Science
Item Width: 1 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Intended Audience: Adults
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Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2021
Author: Philip Ball
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Engineering & Technology, History, Mathematics & Sciences
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 40 oz
Number of Pages: 224
