01620nam a22002657a 4500 20260211092447.0 260211b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780241686508 (hardback) HSLRC QD467 .P47 2025 The periodic table : from alchemy to the nuclear age. London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2025. 288 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm Includes index. Introduction -- Antiquity to alchemy: prehistory to 1700 -- Scientific revolution: 1700-1799 -- Industrial revolution: 1800-1859 -- Classifying elements: 1860-1899 -- The table takes shape: 1900-1944 -- Artificial elements: 1944 onwards Everything that has ever existed in the Universe is made of just 118 types of atoms. Some of the chemical elements built from these atoms have been known since prehistory. Others are more elusive and have only recently been obtained in pure form or can only be found flickering in and out of existence in laboratories. This book tells the story of how they were all discovered and reveals how they are all different, where we find them, and how we use them. If you want to unlock the secrets of matter itself, open the Periodic Table. Chemical elements Popular works. 60427 Periodic table of the elements. 60428 Popular works. 60429 Atkinson, Victoria, contributor. 60430 Mileham, Rebecca, contrbutor. 60431 Board, Paul, contributor. 60432 lcc BK 98706 98706 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC HSLRC HSLRC CIR 2026-02-11 0 QD467 .P47 2025 HS14827 2026-02-11 00:00:00 1 2026-02-11 BK