A Short History of ChemistryFrom the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contemporary man, Asimov traces the development of this building block of our technological world. |
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User Review - kevinashley - LibraryThingThis is an excellent piece of popular science writing that crams an awful lot of information into a relatively small book. Asimov has a beautifully efficient writing style that manages to say a lot ... Read full review
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| Title | A Short History of Chemistry Anchor science study series Issue 35 of Science study series |
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Greenwood Press, 1979 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | Jul 18, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0313207690, 9780313207693 |
| Length | 263 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Chemistry / General Science / Physics / General |
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