The Periodic Table is one of the most recognizable images in science
- & in our culture Its 118 elements make up everything on our planet & in the entire universe But how many of us actually know how to interpret its distinctive design? & what does its unique arrangement tell us about the behaviour of each element in the world around us? The Periodic Table looks at the fascinating story & surprising history of each of these elements from the little-known uses of gold in medicine to that of arsenic as a wallpaper dye in the ninteenth-century & the development of the hydrogen bomb Packed with interesting facts & figures & helpful illustrations this accessible guide will help the armchair chemist navigate through the different groups of elements
- & discover the world afresh