From Arsenic to Zirconium - Poems and Surprising Facts about the Elements
Author(s): Peter Davern
93 short poems that teach the lay reader about the elements of the periodic table. An entertaining and informative collection for a general audience by a professor of chemical sciences.
The Periodic Table of Poems is a unique collection of 93 short poems that explores the properties and nuances of each element in the periodic table. Davern discusses the science, history, and quirks of each element--things like why potassium reacts explosively with water, what about arsenic makes it both a deadly poison and a cure for syphilis, and how mercury inspired the term "mad as a hatter".
For example:
Li, small and light, the soft metal with mettle
Keeps much of our mobile-power'd world in good fettle;
In sea and in soil,
Floats on water and oil,
Has helped many's the troubled mind settle.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : No Starch Press, Incorporated
- : No Starch Press, Incorporated
- : 0.368317
- : 01 March 2020
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Special Fields
- : Peter Davern
- : Paperback
- : 2007
- : English
- : 296