The Periodic Table of Poems is a unique collection of 93 short poems that explores the properties and nuances of each element in the periodic table. Davern discusses the science, history, and quirks of each element - things like why potassium reacts explosively with water, what about arsenic makes it both a deadly poison and a cure for syphilis, and how mercury inspired the term 'mad as a hatter'.
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"Delightful poems about the chemical elements that inhabit the periodic table"
-- Dr. Eric Scerri, UCLA and author of The Periodic Table: Its Story and its Significance
"An extraordinary book"
-- Sir Martyn Poliakoff, University of Nottingham and Co-Presenter of The Periodic Table of Videos
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 154 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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978-1-7185-0027-3 (9781718500273)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dr. Peter Davern is a lecturer in the Department of Chemical Sciences at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He has been fascinated by the periodic table- its form, layout, the repeating patterns of chemical properties among groups of elements. Davern has spent the last 5 years researching interesting and useful properties about the elements and then transforming them into a collection of short, easy-to-remember poems.
