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The periodic kingdom : a journey into the land of the chemical elements / Peter Atkins

by Peter William Atkins

This guide to the periodic table conceptualises the chemical elements as regions of a physical kingdom. It explains the history, atomic structure, and behaviour of elements for readers without a background in chemistry.

Accession 30177 ISBN 0297816411 Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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