Mendeleyev's Dream : The Quest for the Elements

Mendeleyev's Dream : The Quest for the Elements

Author(s): Paul Strathern (Author)

• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Publication Date: January 1, 2001
• Language: English
• Print length: 320 pages
• ISBN-10: 0140284141
• ISBN-13: 9780140284140

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