An edition of The Disappearing Spoon (2010)

The disappearing spoon

and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements

1st ed.

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An edition of The Disappearing Spoon (2010)

The disappearing spoon

and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements

1st ed.

by

  • ★★★★ 4.2 (12 ratings)
  • 129 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 16 Have read

The infectious tales and astounding details in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. --from publisher description

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Little, Brown and Co.
Language
English
Pages
391

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Miscellanea Chemical elements Chemists Chemistry History Chemistry, history Periodic law Tables nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2010-08-08 New York Times bestseller Chemistry, juvenile literature Science, juvenile literature Science New York Times reviewed Periodic table of the elements Ciencia Obras de divulgación Popular Science Books Éléments chimiques Miscellanées Classification périodique des éléments Periodic table Elementos químicos Tabla periódica (Química)

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The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements
2010, Little, Brown and Co.
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 377) and index.

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New York

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Dewey Decimal Class
546
Library of Congress
QD466 .K37 2010

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Pagination
vi, 391 p. :
Number of pages
391

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24901680M
ISBN 13
9780316051644
LCCN
2009040754

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Work ID
OL15368067W

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