Book
The elements : a very short introduction / Philip Ball.
Record details
- ISBN: 0192840991
- ISBN: 9780192840998
- Physical Description: 179 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2004.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "First published as The ingredients, 2002"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 164) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1. Aristotle's quartet : the elements in antiquity -- 2. Revolution : how oxygen changed the world -- 3. Gold : the glorious and accursed element -- 4. The eightfold path : organizing the elements -- 5. The atom factories : making new elements -- 6. The chemical brothers : why isotopes are useful -- 7. For all practical purposes : technologies of the elements.
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- Subject:
- Chemical elements.
Éléments chimiques.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | QD 466 .B25 | 266659 | Stacks | Available | - |
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- Version of Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy036/2002033686.html
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- Related Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0620/2004304142-d.html
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