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(THE FIRST EDITION COMPLETELY SOLD OUT).
The new edition is available for $30.00 (but see special offer on home page). The 2nd edition includes these features in addition to those in the first edition:
* Chemical essays at the end of each chapter
* Expanded discussion of the transuranium elements
* More biographical sketches
* Up-to-date information regarding new discoveries
* Abundance of elements in the Earth's crust, in the Earth's ocean, and in meteorites
DISCOVERY OF THE ELEMENTS discusses the exciting and historical background of the
search for the Principle Elements of the Universe and includes the following chapters:
1. The Ancients
2. The Alchemists
3. The Ancient Miners
4. Lavoisier and Phlogiston
5. Halogens from Salts
6. Humphry Davy and the Voltaic Pile
7. Using Davy's Metals
8. Platinum and the Noble Metals
9. Mendeleev's Periodic Table
10 The Bunsen Burner Shows Its Colors
11. The Rare Earths
12. The Inert Gases
13. Radioactive Elements
14. Moseley and Atomic Numbers
15. The Artificial Elements
Persons wanting books may have their copies shipped promptly by sending $30 (+$5.00 postage) to: (but see special deal on first page):
JMC Services
120 Cobblestone Row
Denton TX 76207
