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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 behind the element names we take for granted.
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Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter's Wolf, Peter Wothers
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- 2019
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- Title
- Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter's Wolf
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Wothers
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0199652724
- ISBN13
- 9780199652723
- Category
- Chemistry, Nature in general
- Description
- 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 behind the element names we take for granted.