The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey Into The Land Of The Chemical Elements
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Imagine the periodic table not as a dry academic chart, but as a vast and richly varied kingdom — a land with its own geography, climate, and inhabitants — and you have the central conceit of Peter Atkins's The Periodic Kingdom. With the precision of a scientist and the imagination of a storyteller, Atkins chronicles a guided tour through the elemental landscape, mapping the territories of metals, non-metals, and gases with extraordinary clarity, transforming the abstract architecture of chemistry into a vivid, traversable world. Atkins, one of the world's foremost science communicators and the author of the landmark textbook Physical Chemistry, argues that the periodic table is one of humanity's greatest intellectual achievements — a compressed encyclopedia of matter itself. His prose is elegant and accessible, stripping away jargon to reveal the profound patterns and relationships that govern all physical reality. Written as part of the acclaimed Science Masters series, this compact volume leaves the reader with a newfound reverence for the elements and an irresistible urge to look at the world — and everything in it — through the transformative lens of chemistry.
Author: Peter Atkins
Format: Paperback
Genre: Chemistry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Imagine the periodic table not as a dry academic chart, but as a vast and richly varied kingdom — a land with its own geography, climate, and inhabitants — and you have the central conceit of Peter Atkins's The Periodic Kingdom. With the precision of a scientist and the imagination of a storyteller, Atkins chronicles a guided tour through the elemental landscape, mapping the territories of metals, non-metals, and gases with extraordinary clarity, transforming the abstract architecture of chemistry into a vivid, traversable world. Atkins, one of the world's foremost science communicators and the author of the landmark textbook Physical Chemistry, argues that the periodic table is one of humanity's greatest intellectual achievements — a compressed encyclopedia of matter itself. His prose is elegant and accessible, stripping away jargon to reveal the profound patterns and relationships that govern all physical reality. Written as part of the acclaimed Science Masters series, this compact volume leaves the reader with a newfound reverence for the elements and an irresistible urge to look at the world — and everything in it — through the transformative lens of chemistry.