Mendeleyev's Dream

Mendeleyev's Dream The Quest for the Elements

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Publisher's Synopsis

Paul Strathern unravels the history of chemistry through the dramatic quest for the elements, framing that history with the life story of the 19th century Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev, who conceived the periodic table.

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ISBN: 9780140284140
Publisher: Penguin
Imprint: Penguin
Pub date:
DEWEY: 540.9
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 308
Weight: 244g
Height: 198mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 22mm