Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc ― From An Award-Winning Science Writer
From arsenic to zinc, the elements have shaped more than laboratories and textbooks. In Periodic Tales, Hugh Aldersey-Williams explores their cultural history, revealing how the building blocks of matter connect with human ideas, experiences, and the wider world.
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Periodic Tales presents the elements as more than entries on a scientific chart.
Spanning arsenic to zinc, the book explores the cultural history connected with these fundamental substances.
Hugh Aldersey-Williams brings science and human culture together in an accessible account of the elements and their place in our world.
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