Format:
XXXVII, 531 S.
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Ill.
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25 cm
ISBN:
9780199383344
Uniform Title:
De reditu eorum: sulle tracce degli elementi scomparsi 〈engl.〉
Content:
"The Lost Elements tells stories of errors and mistakes in the development of the Periodic Table of Elements, from its conception to the present. Covers topics like false discoveries, scientific retractions, and elements removed from the Table."--
Note:
Authors: Marco Fontani and Mariagrazia Costa (Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Italy); Mary Virginia Orna (Department of Chemistry, College of New Rochelle, NY, USA)
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Erw. engl. Übers. der ital. Orig.-Ausg. 2009 von Marco Fontani und Mariagrazia Costa (Roma: Soc. Chim. Italiana, ISBN 978-88-86208-57-4). - Book produced with the financial support of Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze (ECRF), Florence, Italy. - Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Before 1789: early errors and early elements1789-1869: from Lavoisier to Mendeleev: the first errors at the dawn of the concept of the chemical element -- 1869-1913: from the periodic table to Moseley's law: rips and tears in Mendeleev's net -- 1914-1939: from nuclear classification to the first accelerators: chemists' paradise lost... (and physicists' paradise regained) -- 1939-present: beyond uranium, to the stars -- Modern alchemy: the dream to transmute the elements has always been with us.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Chemistry/Pharmacy
Keywords:
Periodensystem
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Entdeckung
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Irrtum
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Geschichte
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