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245 14 a| The elementsh| [electronic resource] :b| a visual history of their discovery /c| Philip Ball.;

260 a| Chicago :b| The University of Chicago Press,c| 2021.;

300 a| 224 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 26 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index.;

505 0 a| The classical elements -- The antique metals -- Alchemical elements -- The new metals -- Chemistry golden age -- Electrical discoveries -- The radiant age -- The nuclear age.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The Elements is a stunning visual history of how the chemical elements were discovered. By piecing together the Periodic Table, science writer Philip Ball explores not only how we came to understand what everything is made of but also how chemistry developed into a modern science. He groups the elements into chronological eras of discovery, covering three millennia from the first known to the last named. As he moves deliberately from 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 featuring some elements that aren't true elements but were thought to be, such as phlogiston and caloric, Elements makes bold choices in order to tell the full history of this important science. To order the book's sequence into eras of element discovery, separate short sections for each element or groups of related elements are gathered into larger parts. Short interludes (or feature spreads) are interspersed that convey important intellectual milestones in how we think about the elements"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The elements a visual history of their discovery / Philip Ball.

Author/creator	Ball, Philip, 1962-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
Description	224 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Chemical elements--History.

Contents	The classical elements -- The antique metals -- Alchemical elements -- The new metals -- Chemistry golden age -- Electrical discoveries -- The radiant age -- The nuclear age.
Abstract	"The Elements is a stunning visual history of how the chemical elements were discovered. By piecing together the Periodic Table, science writer Philip Ball explores not only how we came to understand what everything is made of but also how chemistry developed into a modern science. He groups the elements into chronological eras of discovery, covering three millennia from the first known to the last named. As he moves deliberately from 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 featuring some elements that aren't true elements but were thought to be, such as phlogiston and caloric, Elements makes bold choices in order to tell the full history of this important science. To order the book's sequence into eras of element discovery, separate short sections for each element or groups of related elements are gathered into larger parts. Short interludes (or feature spreads) are interspersed that convey important intellectual milestones in how we think about the elements"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021005240
ISBN	9780226775951 (cloth)
ISBN	(ebook)

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