
Elements of Chemistry
Quarks, Atoms and Molecules
Matt Tweed(Author)
Wooden Books (Publisher)
Published on 15. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-907155-52-9 (ISBN)
Description
What makes a quark? How many quarks make a proton? How many protons make an oxygen atom? How many oxygen atoms make a carbon dioxide molecule? How many carbon atoms make you? In this accessible little book, packed with helpful diagrams and interesting information, science writer Matt Tweed takes us on a whirlwind tour into the tiny realms, the stuff we are all made of, the building blocks of the material world, the elements of chemisty.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Powys
United Kingdom
Illustrations
100
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
91 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907155-52-9 (9781907155529)
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Book
04/2007
Wooden Books
€27.42
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Person
Matt Tweed is a science author, illustrator and games designer, with a deep interest in the mechanics of reality. In his spare time he is also a music producer and sitar / bass player for a number of well-known bands. He studied electronics at Kings College, London and sound art in Hull before running away with the eco-protests, and now lives on a boat in Cornwall with a semi-sentient labradoodle called Bob.