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Napoleon's buttons were made of tin, which, in very cold temperatures (like a hard Russian winter) crumbles into dust. French soldiers with no or open uniforms (because the buttons were all gone) contributed to the loss of the Army's battles in Russia.
This is a very readable, entertaining and educational book. The molecules included are pepper, nutmeg and cloves, ascorbic acid, glucose, cellulose, nitro compounds, silk and nylon, phenol, isoprene, dyes, wonder drugs, the Pill, molecules of witch ...more
This is a very readable, entertaining and educational book. The molecules included are pepper, nutmeg and cloves, ascorbic acid, glucose, cellulose, nitro compounds, silk and nylon, phenol, isoprene, dyes, wonder drugs, the Pill, molecules of witch ...more
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