The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Eric R. Scerri

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Price : 14.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780199582495
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Imprint : Oxford University Press
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Weight (g) : 0.13
Publication date : 01 August 2011
Dimensions : 173mm X 113mm X 9mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Availability date : 01 January 2012
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Author : Eric R. Scerri
Series : Very Short Introductions
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Dewey classification : 546.8
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Pages : 168
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In this authoritative Very Short Introduction to The Periodic Table, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.

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"Entertainingly historical and touches on quite large themes like the nature of the scientific method...Overall this stylish and snappy book will entertain and enlighten you, and its convenient size means it can do so while you're on the go." - Chemistry World