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Mendeleyev's dream
the quest for the elements
By Strathern, Paul
- ISBN
- 978-0-31226-204-4
- Publisher
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books, c2001.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 15, 2001
Despite its title, this is not a biography of Dmitri Mendeleyev, the Russian scientist who formulated the Periodic Table of Elements. Rather, it is a lay reader's history of chemistry or, more broadly, scientific thought, from the ancient Greeks through the 19th century. Strathern's diverting style of writing fleshes o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
