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A world from dust how the periodic table shaped life /

The stacked boxes in the Periodic Table of the Elements hold surprises. These elements tell a story that gives a hidden order to chemistry, geology, biology, and even history. Ben McFarland traces billions of years of evolution, beginning with math and ending with us. In this story, the periodic tab...

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Main Author:	McFarland, Ben (Benjamin J.)
Other Authors:	Bent, Gala (Illustrator), Anderson, Mary (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:	First edition.
Physical Description:	xiv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects:	Chemical elements. Periodic law. Periodic table of the elements.

The periodic table : its story and its significance by Scerri, Eric R.

Published: Oxford University Press, 2007

Description: xxii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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A world from dust how the periodic table shaped life /

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