The Periodic Kingdom - A Journey into the Land of the Chemical Elements (Paperback)

Come on a journey into the heart of matter,and enjoy the process!,as a brilliant scientist and entertaining tour guide takes you on a fascinating voyage through the Periodic Kingdom, the world of the elements. The periodic table, your map for this trip, is the most important concept in chemistry. It hangs in classrooms and labs throughout the world, providing support for students, suggesting new avenues of research for professionals, succinctly organizing the whole of chemistry. The one hundred or so elements listed in the table make up everything in the universe, from microscopic organisms to distant planets. Just how does the periodic table help us make sense of the world around us? Using vivid imagery, ingenious analogies, and liberal doses of humour P. W. Atkins answers this question. He shows us that the Periodic Kingdom is a systematic place. Detailing the geography, history and governing institutions of this imaginary landscape, he demonstrates how physical similarities can point to deeper affinities, and how the location of an element can be used to predict its properties. Here's an opportunity to discover a rich kingdom of the imagination kingdom of which our own world is a manifestation.

General

Imprint:	BasicBooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1997
First published:	May 1997
Authors:	P. W. Atkins
Dimensions:	204 x 134 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	161
ISBN-13:	978-0-465-07266-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Inorganic chemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Physical chemistry > General Promotions
LSN:	0-465-07266-6
Barcode:	9780465072668

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