{"product_id":"the-chemical-element-a-historical-perspective-9780313333040","title":"The Chemical Element: A Historical Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most familiar features of any high-school chemistry lab is the Periodic Table of Elements. Elegant, informative, useful to any student in the lab - the Periodic Table neatly summarizes our scientific knowledge of the chemical elements from hydrogen to uranium and beyond - atomic number, atomic weight, isotopes, and more. But how did scientists discover all of these features of the elements? How did the Periodic Table come to be? And, even more basically, how did the concept of the chemical element come to dominate how scientists understand chemistry? This book shows readers the answers to these and other questions regarding the scientific understanding of matter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chemical Element\u003c\/i\u003e, a volume in the \u003ci\u003eGreenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science\u003c\/i\u003e, traces the history of this tremendously powerful concept from the ancient philosophers to the present day. The volume covers: the idea of the elements held by Aristotle and the other ancient Greek philosophers; how Chinese, Arabic and other ancient civilizations thought about the elements; Mendeleyev and the creation of the Periodic Table of Elements, the predictive power of which helped in the discovery of dozens of new elements; and the discovery of the artificial elements that are heavier than uranium \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJargon and mathematics is kept to a minimum, and the volumes includes a timeline, a glossary, and a bibliography, making \u003ci\u003eThe Chemical Element\u003c\/i\u003e an ideal resource for students researching chemistry and the history and nature of the scientific understanding of the world around us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Ede\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.36h x 7.06w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313333040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW EDE\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eA History of Science in Society\u003c\/i\u003e with Lesley Cormack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40924490891379,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":149.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2f2ac655-b170-444b-8431-b9707fa8c856.jpg?v=1692191437","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-chemical-element-a-historical-perspective-9780313333040","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}