The Periodic Kingdom by Peter Atkins

The Periodic Kingdom by Peter Atkins

The Periodic Kingdom is a journey of imagination in which Peter Atkins treats the periodic table of elements - the 109 chemical elements in the world, from which everything is made - as a country, a periodic kingdom, each region of which corresponds to an element. Arranged much like a travel guide, the book introduces the reader to the general features of the table, the history of the elements, and the underlying arrangement of the table in terms of the structure and properties of atoms. Atkins sees elements as finely balanced living personalities, with quirks of character and certain, not always outward, dispositions, and the kingdom is thus a land of intellectual satisfaction and infinite delight.

Peter Atkins gained his PhD at Leicester University and his MA at Oxford, where he is Lecturer in Physical Chemistry and Fellow of Lincoln College. Visiting professorships have taken him all over the world ' to Israel, Japan, China, France and New Zealand. His research interests include quantum theory, particularly the theory of molecular properties.

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ISBN 13	9781857994490
ISBN 10	1857994493
Title	The Periodic Kingdom
Author	Peter Atkins
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	1996-09-02
Number of pages	176
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