The elements : a visual exploration of every known atom in the universe /
Theodore Gray ; photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann.
- New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers ; Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., c2009.
- 240 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm + 1 chart (26 x 48 cm., folded to 26 x 24 cm.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236) and index.
"Organized in order of appearance in the periodic table, the book showcases each element (wherever possible) with a big, beautiful photograph of the pure element...Along with the story of each element is essential scientific data including atomic weight, atomic radius, a crystal structure diagram, and graphs representing electron filling order, the atomic emission spectrum, and the temperatures at which the element is a solid, liquid, or gas. An explanation of these properties, along with a complete tour of the structure of the periodic table, is included in the introduction." -- From the publisher.
1579128149 9781579128142 9781603761840
2009034931
Chemical elements. Chemical elements--Pictorial works. Periodic law--Tables.