The periodic table : a very short introduction / Eric R. Scerri.
Scerri, Eric R.
2011
QD467 .S344 2011 (Mapit)
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The periodic table : a very short introduction / Eric R. Scerri.
Author
Scerri, Eric R.
ISBN
9780199582495 (pbk.)
0199582491 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
xx, 147 p. : ill., ports. ; 18 cm.
Call Number
QD467 .S344 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
546.8
Summary
The periodic table is an iconic symbol of science, and an understanding of it is essential to the physical sciences. In this volume the author presents an exploration of the periodic table in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics. He shows how this scientific knowledge about the elements was gained and considers its wider meaning. He introduces the significant figures in the development of the periodic table, as well as key ideas about early atomic theory and quantum mechanics. Also considered is the debated question of whether there is an optimal periodic table, and if so, what form it might take.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.
Series
Very short introductions ; 289.
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