Antimony, gold, and Jupiter's wolf : how the elements were named /

How did the elements get their names? The origins of californium may be obvious, but what about oxygen? Investigating their origins takes Peter Wothers deep into history. Drawing on a wide variety of original sources, he brings to light the astonishing, the unusual, and the downright weird origins b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Wothers, Peter (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Chemical elements > Names. Chemical elements > History. Éléments chimiques > Noms. Éléments chimiques > Histoire. Chemical elements Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book