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The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus

By John Emsley

Book information

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Year
2000
ISBN
0471394556, 9780471394556
LCC
QD181.P1 E447 2000
Open Library ID
OL6898595M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1841222 bytes)
Pages
327\173
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Tells the surprising history of phosphorus, an element which was discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by industrialists and abused by 20th-century combatants. Over the years, phosphorus has been called a poison, a miracle elixir, and even the answer to the mystery of spontaneous human combustion! Award-winning author John Emsley traces the shocking history of the thirteenth element.

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