The amazing history of element names / / Pierre Avenas.
What is the connection between planet Mars and Iron Man, nickel and the Seven Dwarves, or DNA, walnuts and Jupiter, fuchsine, the fox and Zorro, or even ammoniac and the god Amun?This book tells the stories behind the naming of the elements, whether they are chemical elements of the Periodic Table,...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Les Ulis : : EDP Sciences, , [2020] 2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | outside book serie
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Summary
- 1. Fire, air, water, earth… and the 5th element?
- 2. A chance for artists and craftsmen
- 3. Gods, myths and legends
- 4. Travels with words
- 5. Tastes, colours and smells in names
- 6. Explorers of the elements
- 7. In the intimacy of plants
- 8. Animal stories
- 9. What everyday product names tell us
- The epilogue to end all epilogues
- Table of contents
- References
- Index