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13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire and Phosphorous John Emsley 1º edição
13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire and Phosphorous
John Emsley
The incredible ""glowing"" history of the ""Devil's element ""phosphorus
Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by ninth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants, the chemical element phosphorus has fascinated us for more than three centuries. It may even be the cause of will-o'-the wisps and spontaneous human combustion! Now John Emsley has written an enthralling account of this eerily luminescent element. Shining with wonderful nuggets-from murders-by-phosphorus to a match factory strike; from the firebombing of Hamburg to the deadly compounds derived from phosphorus today-The 13th Element weaves together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball characters, social upheavals, and bizarre events.
327 pages, black & white illustrations
| Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
| Lançado | 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780471441496 |
| Editoras | Turner Publishing Company |
| Páginas | 327 |
| Dimensões | 112 × 178 × 14 mm · 353 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |