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Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Hugh Aldersey-Williams
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Histórias Periódicas: A Curiosa Vida dos Elementos (2013)

A brilliant concept — a book about the elements of the periodic table, covering their physical and chemical properties, the history of their discovery and their use, the roles they've played in literature and culture, etc. The execution is not quite so brilliant, but workmanlike and competent. T...

Histórias Periódicas: A Curiosa Vida dos Elementos (2013) by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
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Favole periodiche: La vita avventurosa degli elementi chimici (2011)

An interesting book, probably better read a chapter or two at a time as opposed to my usual all-at-once technique. Reading it in one stretch, the stories get rather repetitive and the writing style tiring. For about the first two-thirds of the book it held my interest. It is almost completely ane...

Favole periodiche: La vita avventurosa degli elementi chimici (2011) by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
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Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements (2011)

Very interesting trip through the elements, when and who discovered them, and their uses, some of which I would have never guessed at. The Swedish discovered a number of the elements all from one mine but very few of them took credit for their discoveries. Their names aren't even mentioned in Swe...

Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements (2011) by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

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