TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scerri,Eric R.
TI  - A tale of seven elements /Eric Scerri
SN  - 9780199875030
AV  - QD467 .T354 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Periodic table of the elements
KW  - Chemical elements
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 1; Priority disputes and what constitutes the discovery of an element? --; Dalton, to the discovery of the periodic system --; The influence of modern physics --; Element 91, protactinium --; Element 72, hafnium --; Element 75, rhenium --; Element 43, technetium --; Element 87, francium --; Element 85, astatine --; Element 61, promethium --; Transuranium elements 93 and beyond; 2; b
N2  - In 1913, English physicist Henry Moseley established an elegant method for ""counting"" the elements based on atomic number, ranging them from hydrogen (#1) to uranium (#92). It soon became clear, however, that seven elements were mysteriously missing from the line up--seven elements unknown to science. In his well researched and engagingly narrative, Eric Scerri presents the intriguing stories of these seven elements--protactinium, hafnium, rhenium, technetium, francium, astatine and promethium. The book follows the historical order of discovery, roughly spanning the two world wars, beginning
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