Scerri, Eric R. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199582495 (pbk.) 0199582491 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012359233 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015829964  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Periodic law--Tables.<br/>Chemical elements.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QD467  / .S344 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>546.8