The Periodic Table : A Field Guide to the Elements

Parsons, Paul & Dixon, Gail

ISBN 10: 1780873271 / ISBN 13: 9781780873275

Published by Quercus Editions, London, 2013

About this Item

No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very tiny bump to upper edge and no bumping to corners. 240pp. With a detailed descriptive page for every chemical element in the periodic table up to Fermium - Atomic Number 100 plus a concise list of the Transfermium elements from Number 102 to Ununoctium Number 118. Each of the first 100 elements has on its opposite page, a colour example of the element or a use to which it is put. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 8.5 x 6 inches.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Periodic Table : A Field Guide to the Elements
• Publisher: Quercus Editions, London
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780873271
• ISBN 13: 9781780873275
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science / Engineering / Maths

About this title

Synopsis

The indispensable guide to the building blocks of the universe: the elements

About the Authors

Dr Paul Parsons is a regular contributor to Nature, New Scientist and the Daily Telegraph. He frequently appears on BBC radio and his television credits include Richard & Judy and BBC Breakfast. He was formerly editor of the BBC's award-winning science and technology magazine Focus. The Science of Doctor Who (Icon Books), was longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. His latest book is Science 1001 published by Quercus.

GAIL DIXON is a journalist and editor with many years' experience. She has worked as a commissioning editor for BBC Focus and is a regular contributor to Who Do You Think You Are? magazine. She is co-author, with Paul Parsons, of The Periodic Table, which became a number 1 Amazon bestseller.