The periodic table : a very short introduction /
Scerri, Eric R.
The periodic table : a very short introduction / Eric R. Scerri. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 289 . - Very short introductions. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.
1. Introduction; 2. Atomic weight, Triads and Prout; 3. Steps towards the periodic table; 4. Triumph of a Russian genius; 5. The impact of the new physics; 6. How the electron explains the periodic table; 7. How chemists reacted; 8. Quantum Mechanics makes further advances; 9. Forged in the stars; 10. Back to Chemistry; 11. Why so many tables? Which is best?; Further reading.
In this authoritative Very Short Introduction to The Periodic Table, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
9780199582495 (pbk.) 0199582491 (pbk.)
2012359233
015829964 Uk
Periodic law--Tables.
Chemical elements.
QD467 / .S344 2011
546.8
The periodic table : a very short introduction / Eric R. Scerri. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 289 . - Very short introductions. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.
1. Introduction; 2. Atomic weight, Triads and Prout; 3. Steps towards the periodic table; 4. Triumph of a Russian genius; 5. The impact of the new physics; 6. How the electron explains the periodic table; 7. How chemists reacted; 8. Quantum Mechanics makes further advances; 9. Forged in the stars; 10. Back to Chemistry; 11. Why so many tables? Which is best?; Further reading.
In this authoritative Very Short Introduction to The Periodic Table, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
9780199582495 (pbk.) 0199582491 (pbk.)
2012359233
015829964 Uk
Periodic law--Tables.
Chemical elements.
QD467 / .S344 2011
546.8