30-Second Elements

Name: 30-Second Elements
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781743360842
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The 50 most significant chemical elements, each explained in half a minute

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30-Second Elements offers a concise and engaging exploration of the periodic table, breaking down each element into bite-sized, easily digestible portions. The book highlights essential details and fascinating facts about each element, making complex scientific concepts accessible and intriguing for readers of all ages. With clear explanations and vibrant illustrations, it's an ideal guide for anyone curious about the building blocks of our universe.
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If you're fascinated by the building blocks of the universe and enjoy quick, engaging insights into scientific concepts, this book may appeal to you. It presents elemental science in bite-sized chunks, perfect for satisfying curious minds eager to grasp the essentials without delving into overly complex details.

30-Second Elements

The 50 most significant chemical elements, each explained in half a minute.

Description

The chemical elements are the building blocks of life, but could you discuss the periodic table over the dinner table? Which elements put the blue into blu-ray and the lime into limelight? And do you know enough about antimony, arsenic and aluminium to illuminate the bar with your elemental knowledge?

30-Second Elements presents you with the foundations of chemical knowledge, distilling the 50 most significant chemical elements into half-a-minute individual entries, using nothing more than two pages, 300 words and one picture.

Divided into seven chapters, it includes the atomic details of the other 68 elements and the relationships of all 118, as well as biographies of the chemists who transformed scientific knowledge and unlocked the mysteries of life itself.

Illustrated with explosive graphics, here is the quickest way to know your arsenic from your europium.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781743360842

Publisher: Murdoch Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 June 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Pier 9

Contributors:

Edited by Eric Scerri

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 632g

Pages: 160

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Eric Scerri is a chemist and a leading philosopher of science specialising in the history and philosophy of the periodic table. He is the author of The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance, and A Very Short Introduction to the Periodic Table.