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The periodic table : a very short introduction / Eric R. Scerri.
In this authoritative Very Short Introduction to The Periodic Table, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780199582495 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0199582491
- Physical Description: xx, 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The elements -- A quick overview of the modern periodic table -- Atomic weight, triads, and Prout -- Steps toward the periodic table -- The Russian genius--Mendeleev -- Physics invades the periodic table -- Electronic structure -- Quantum mechanics -- Modern alchemy: from missing elements to synthetic elements -- Forms of the periodic table. |
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| Subject: | Periodic law > Tables. Chemical elements. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | QD 467 .S247 2011 | 30543791 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Periodic Table: a Very Short Introduction
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The Periodic Table: a Very Short Introduction
Dr Eric Scerri is a lecturer in chemistry as well as history and philosophy of science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of three books, The Periodic Table: Its story and its significance, (OUP, 2007), Collected Papers on the Philosophy of Chemistry (Imperial College Press, 2008), and Selected Papers on the Periodic Table (Imperial College Press, 2009). He has authored over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and many articles in popular science magazines including Scientific American, American Scientist, Cosmos, and Chemical Heritage, among others. He is the editor of the Springer journal Foundations of Chemistry.
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