The Periodic Table: A very short introduction
Author(s): Eric R. Scerri
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
1. Introduction; 2. Atomic weight, Triads and Prout; 3. Steps towards the periodic table; 4. Triumph of a Russian genius; 5. The impact of the new physics; 6. How the electron explains the periodic table; 7. How chemists reacted; 8. Quantum Mechanics makes further advances; 9. Forged in the stars; 10. Back to Chemistry; 11. Why so many tables? Which is best?; Further reading
General Fields
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- : Oxford University Press
- : Oxford University Press
- : 0.13
- : 01 August 2011
- : 173mm X 113mm X 9mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 January 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Eric R. Scerri
- : Paperback
- : 546.8
- : 168
- : 15 black and white line drawings
