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The amazing history of element names

de Pierre Avenas (auteur), Minh-Thu Dinh-Audouin (contributions)
Collection : Hors Collection
octobre 2020
Livre papier
format 14 x 21 272 pages En stock
19,00 €
eBook [PDF]
274 pages Téléchargement après achat
12,99 €
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Présentation

What is the connection between planet Mars and Iron Man, nickel and the Seven Dwarves, or DNA, walnuts and Jupiter, fuchsine, the fox and Zorro, or even ammoniac and the god Amun?

This book tells the stories behind the naming of the elements, whether they are chemical elements of the Periodic Table, first published by Mendeleev in 1869, or organic elements which are components of DNA and RNA, as well as proteins, themselves elements of living kingdom, plants and animals. The book goes further, into materials and products which became essential elements of modern life.

Readers will learn that the names often refer to (or reveal) dreams and aspirations of men and women of their time. This truly amazing history of the names guides us through an incredible set of worlds: nature, astronomy, history, literature, journeys, and even takes in contributions from legends and mythology.

 

Compléments

Livre papier

Caractéristiques

Langue(s) : Anglais

Public(s) : Grand public, Public élargi

Editeur : EDP Sciences

Edition : 1ère édition

Collection : Hors Collection

Publication : 26 octobre 2020

EAN13 Livre papier : 9782759824649

EAN13 eBook [PDF] : 9782759824977

Intérieur : Couleur

Format (en mm) Livre papier : 14 x 21

Nombre de pages Livre papier : 272

Nombre de pages eBook [PDF] : 274

Poids (en grammes) : 500

Taille(s) : 19 Mo (PDF)

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