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Hugh Aldersey-Williams
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Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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448 |
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2011-02-03 |
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0670918113 |
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Viking |
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1.01 pounds |
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5.51 x 8.35 x 1.65 inches |
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Product Description
Like you, the elements have lives: personalities and attitudes, talents and shortcomings, stories rich with meaning. From ancient civilisations to contemporary culture, from the oxygen of publicity to the phosphorus in your pee, the elements are near and far and all around us. This book unlocks their astonishing secrets and colourful pasts.
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http://bookmooch.com/0670918113 |
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