| Title |
The amazing history of element names / Pierre Avenas, with the collaboration of Minh-Thu Dinh-Auduoin ; translated from La prodigieuse histoire du nom deš lements with the collaboration of Alan Rodney |
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| Imprint |
France : EDP Sciences, 2020. |
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©2020. |
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| Description |
[xii], 259 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Content |
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| Note |
English translation of La prodigieuse histoire du nom deš lements. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Summary -- 1. Fire, air, water, earth... and the 5th element? -- 2. A chance for artists and craftsmen -- 3. Gods, myths and legends -- 4. Travels with words -- 5. Tastes, colours and smells in names -- 6. Explorers of the elements -- 7. In the intimacy of plants -- 8. Animal stories -- 9. What everyday product names tell us -- The epilogue to end all epilogues -- Table of contents -- References -- Index |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject(s) |
Chemical elements -- Names.
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Chemical elements -- Names -- History.
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| Alternate Author |
Dinh-Audouin, Minh-Thu, contributor.
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Rodney, Alan, translator.
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