The Elements: An Illustrated History of the Periodic Table

by Worth Press Ltd Tom Jackson

In this essential guide to the Periodic Table, we track the history of the powerful yet elegant tool that lays bare the building blocks of the Universe. The journey begins just as the first cities are forming, and follows the contributions made by philosophers, alchemists, industrialists, and great scientists as they gather force to create this masterpiece of accumulated knowledge. Includes a removable fold-out concertina neatly housed in the back of the book. This fold-out provides a 12-page Timeline History of the Periodic Table that embeds the story of chemistry in historical context and shows Who Did What When at a glance.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2012

Reviews

[Coleman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not quite what I expected. I expected a few paragraphs about each individual element in the periodic table. This book is more of a history of Chemistry/Elements. Not saying it's a bad thing, but not what I wanted. It got way too technical and way over my head. The first few pages are easy enough to follow, but the remainder is too difficult for someone who barely passed high school chemistry. What I could understand was interesting at least.