The Elements: A Very Short Introduction
The Elements: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Philip Ball

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2004-04-08

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0192840991

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This Very Short Introduction is an exciting and non-traditional approach to understanding the terminology, properties, and classification of chemical elements. It traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind from ancient times through today. Packed with anecdotes, The Elements is a highly engaging and entertaining exploration of the fundamental question: what is the world made from?

Lavoisier in the Year One
Lavoisier in the Year One

Author: Madison Smartt Bell

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780393051551

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Antoine Lavoisier-who lived at the zenith of the Enlightenment and died at the hands of the Revolution-was himself a revolutionary.

Antoine Lavoisier
Antoine Lavoisier

Author: Arthur Donovan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-04-11

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780521566728

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Comprehensive account illuminating Lavoisier's role in the rise of modern chemistry and the French Revolution.

A Short History of Chemistry
A Short History of Chemistry

Author: James Riddick Partington

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 0486659771

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This classic exposition explores the origins of chemistry, alchemy, early medical chemistry, nature of atmosphere, theory of valency, laws and structure of atomic theory, and much more.