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The Mystery of the Periodic Table » (Illustrate)
Authors: Benjamin D. Wiker, Jeanne Bendick, Ted Schluenderfritz, Jeanne Bendick (Illustrator), Theodore Schluenderfritz
ISBN-13: 9781883937713, ISBN-10: 188393771X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Date Published: May 2003
Edition: Illustrate
Author Biography: Benjamin D. Wiker
Book Synopsis
Table of Contents
| 1. | The Puzzle | 1 |
| 2. | The First Chemists? | 4 |
| 3. | Earth, Air, Fire, Water | 12 |
| 4. | The Alchemists | 19 |
| 5. | "This Spirit, Hitherto Unknown" | 28 |
| 6. | The Atomists Return | 34 |
| 7. | The Strange Tale of Phlogiston, the Element That Wasn't | 42 |
| 8. | Mr. Priestly Clears Things Up | 48 |
| 9. | Mr. Cavendish and Inflammable Air | 54 |
| 10. | Chemistry's French Revolution | 59 |
| 11. | A Revolution in Names | 68 |
| 12. | "Nature Never Creates Other Than Balance in Hand" | 73 |
| 13. | Mr. Dalton and His Atoms | 81 |
| 14. | The Shocking Mr. Davy | 93 |
| 15. | Guy-Lussac and Avogadro to the Rescue | 98 |
| 16. | Things Fall into Place: Triads and Octaves | 109 |
| 17. | The Mystery Solved | 117 |
| 18. | The Mystery Continues | 129 |
| Glossary | 153 | |
| Elements Listed by Date of Discovery | 157 |
Subjects
Science & Nature
Chemistry Chemistry - General & Miscellaneous
Science & Nature Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry
Science & Nature All Science & Nature Chemistry - General and miscellaneous
Science & Nature All Science & Nature Science - General & Miscellaneous
Nonfiction Science & Nature Chemistry
Nonfiction Science & Nature History of Science
Nonfiction Science & Nature All Science & Nature
Chemistry Chemistry - General & MiscellaneousScience & Nature
Chemistry Inorganic ChemistryScience & Nature
All Science & Nature Chemistry - General and miscellaneousScience & Nature
All Science & Nature Science - General & MiscellaneousNonfiction
Science & Nature ChemistryNonfiction
Science & Nature History of ScienceNonfiction
Science & Nature All Science & Nature
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