A Tale of Seven Elements - Eric Scerri

A Tale of Seven Elements by Eric Scerri starts in 1913 when English physicist Henry Moseley established an elegant method for 'counting' the elements. Soon afterwards, it became clear that there were precisely seven elements missing from the periodic table-those that had yet to be isolated among the 92 naturally occurring elements from hydrogen (#1) to uranium (#92). In A Tale of Seven Elements, Eric Scerri will present the discovery of those seven elements, five of which are radioactive and three or possibly four of were first isolated by women. The book covers a period roughly spanning the two world wars, beginning with the discovery of protactinium in 1917 and ending with that of promethium in 1945.

Publisher: 

Oxford University Press

Edition: 

3rd

Year Published: 

2013

Binding: 

Hard cover

ISBN: 

9780195391312

Condition: 

Remaindered, fine

Dimensions: 

21.8 × 14.8 × 2.5 cm

Book Weight: 

0.429 kg

Price: 

ZAR 120.00

In Stock: 

1

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Front cover of A Tale of Seven Elements by Eric Scerri