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The 13th Element - The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus (Hardcover)
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The 13th Element - The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus (Hardcover)
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The incredible ""glowing"" history of the ""Devil's element
""phosphorus
Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by
ninth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century
combatants, the chemical element phosphorus has fascinated us for
more than three centuries. It may even be the cause of will-o'-the
wisps and spontaneous human combustion Now John Emsley has written
an enthralling account of this eerily luminescent element. Shining
with wonderful nuggets-from murders-by-phosphorus to a match
factory strike; from the firebombing of Hamburg to the deadly
compounds derived from phosphorus today-The 13th Element weaves
together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball characters, social
upheavals, and bizarre events.
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