Titre:
Mendeleyev's dream : the quest for the elements
Auteur:
Numéro de cote topographique requis:
540.9 MENDELEYEV 2019
Informations de publication:
New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
Genre:
Description matérielle:
308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliographie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table des matières:
In the beginning -- The practice of alchemy -- Genius and gibberish -- Paracelsus -- Trial and error -- The elements of science -- A born-again science -- Things never seen before -- The great phlogiston mystery -- The mystery solved -- A formula for chemistry -- The search for a hidden structure -- Mendeleyev -- The periodic table.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN):
9781643130699
Résumé:
Unravels the history of chemistry, from the ancient Greek philosophers to the Age of Enlightenment and beyond, focusing on the life of the Russian chemist who conceived the periodic table of elements marking the birth of modern chemistry.
