The Resource Periodic tales : a cultural history of the elements, from arsenic to zinc, Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Periodic tales : a cultural history of the elements, from arsenic to zinc, Hugh Aldersey-Williams
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- Summary
- "In the spirit of A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, an energetic and wide-ranging book of discovery and discoverers, of exploitation and celebration, and of superstition and science, all in search of the ways the chemical elements are woven into our culture, history, and language"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 428 pages
- Contents
-
- I. Power :
- El Dorado
- Going platinum
- Noble metals, ignobly announced
- The ochreous stain
- The element traders
- Among the Carbonari
- Plutonium charades
- Mendeleev's suitcases
- The liquid mirror
- II. Fire :
- The circumnavigation of the Sulphur
- Pee is for phosphorus
- 'As under a green sea'
- 'Humanitarian nonsense'
- Slow fire
- Our Lady of Radium
- Nightglow of Dystopia
- Cocktails at the Pale Horse
- The light of the sun
- III. Craft :
- To the Cassiterides
- Dull lead's grey truth
- Our perfect reflection
- The worldwide web
- Au zinc
- Banalization
- 'Turn'd to barnacles'
- The Guild of Aerospace Welders
- The March of the Elements
- IV. Beauty :
- Chromatic revolution
- 'Lonely-chrome America'
- Abbé Suger's sheet sapphire
- Inheritance powder
- Rainbows in the blood
- Crushing emeralds
- The crimson light of neon
- Jezebel's eyes
- V. Earth :
- Swedish rock
- Europium Union
- Auerlight
- Gadolin and Samarsky, everymen of the elements
- Ytterby Gruva
- Isbn
- 9780061824739
- Label
- Periodic tales : a cultural history of the elements, from arsenic to zinc
- Title
- Periodic tales
- Title remainder
- a cultural history of the elements, from arsenic to zinc
- Statement of responsibility
- Hugh Aldersey-Williams
- Title variation
- Cultural history of the elements, from arsenic to zinc
- Subject
-
- SCIENCE -- General
- Periodic law -- Tables -- History
- Chemical elements -- History
- Chemical elements -- History
- History
- Periodiska systemet -- historia
- Chemical elements
- Grundämnen -- historia
- Discoveries in science
- Discoveries in science
- Periodic law -- History
- Descubirmienos científicos
- Periodic law
- Vetenskapshistoria
- Elementos químicos -- Historia
- Tabla periódica (Química) -- Historia
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the spirit of A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, an energetic and wide-ranging book of discovery and discoverers, of exploitation and celebration, and of superstition and science, all in search of the ways the chemical elements are woven into our culture, history, and language"--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Aldersey-Williams, Hugh
- Dewey number
- 546/.8
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QD467
- LC item number
- .A457 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Periodic law
- Chemical elements
- Discoveries in science
- SCIENCE
- Chemical elements
- Discoveries in science
- Periodic law
- Chemical elements
- Periodic law
- Periodiska systemet
- Grundämnen
- Vetenskapshistoria
- Tabla periódica (Química)
- Elementos químicos
- Descubirmienos científicos
- Label
- Periodic tales : a cultural history of the elements, from arsenic to zinc, Hugh Aldersey-Williams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. Power : -- El Dorado -- Going platinum -- Noble metals, ignobly announced -- The ochreous stain -- The element traders -- Among the Carbonari -- Plutonium charades -- Mendeleev's suitcases -- The liquid mirror -- II. Fire : -- The circumnavigation of the Sulphur -- Pee is for phosphorus -- 'As under a green sea' -- 'Humanitarian nonsense' -- Slow fire -- Our Lady of Radium -- Nightglow of Dystopia -- Cocktails at the Pale Horse -- The light of the sun -- III. Craft : -- To the Cassiterides -- Dull lead's grey truth -- Our perfect reflection -- The worldwide web -- Au zinc -- Banalization -- 'Turn'd to barnacles' -- The Guild of Aerospace Welders -- The March of the Elements -- IV. Beauty : -- Chromatic revolution -- 'Lonely-chrome America' -- Abbé Suger's sheet sapphire -- Inheritance powder -- Rainbows in the blood -- Crushing emeralds -- The crimson light of neon -- Jezebel's eyes -- V. Earth : -- Swedish rock -- Europium Union -- Auerlight -- Gadolin and Samarsky, everymen of the elements -- Ytterby Gruva
- Control code
- ocn639164366
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 428 pages
- Isbn
- 9780061824739
- Lccn
- 2011009864
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40019257296
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780061824722
- (OCoLC)639164366
- Label
- Periodic tales : a cultural history of the elements, from arsenic to zinc, Hugh Aldersey-Williams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. Power : -- El Dorado -- Going platinum -- Noble metals, ignobly announced -- The ochreous stain -- The element traders -- Among the Carbonari -- Plutonium charades -- Mendeleev's suitcases -- The liquid mirror -- II. Fire : -- The circumnavigation of the Sulphur -- Pee is for phosphorus -- 'As under a green sea' -- 'Humanitarian nonsense' -- Slow fire -- Our Lady of Radium -- Nightglow of Dystopia -- Cocktails at the Pale Horse -- The light of the sun -- III. Craft : -- To the Cassiterides -- Dull lead's grey truth -- Our perfect reflection -- The worldwide web -- Au zinc -- Banalization -- 'Turn'd to barnacles' -- The Guild of Aerospace Welders -- The March of the Elements -- IV. Beauty : -- Chromatic revolution -- 'Lonely-chrome America' -- Abbé Suger's sheet sapphire -- Inheritance powder -- Rainbows in the blood -- Crushing emeralds -- The crimson light of neon -- Jezebel's eyes -- V. Earth : -- Swedish rock -- Europium Union -- Auerlight -- Gadolin and Samarsky, everymen of the elements -- Ytterby Gruva
- Control code
- ocn639164366
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 428 pages
- Isbn
- 9780061824739
- Lccn
- 2011009864
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40019257296
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780061824722
- (OCoLC)639164366
Subject
- Chemical elements
- Chemical elements -- History
- Chemical elements -- History
- Descubirmienos científicos
- Discoveries in science
- Discoveries in science
- Elementos químicos -- Historia
- Grundämnen -- historia
- History
- Periodic law
- Periodic law -- History
- Periodic law -- Tables -- History
- Periodiska systemet -- historia
- SCIENCE -- General
- Tabla periódica (Química) -- Historia
- Vetenskapshistoria
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