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The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its = Significance, by Eric Scerri

This book is = being published by Oxford University Press on Sept 15th, = 2006.
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Pre-Publication Reviews:
=93Written to a high standard of scholarship, "The Periodic = Table" is the only book of its kind currently on the market, giving both = an historical and philosophical perspective to the development of this = key to the elements. The philosophical discussion Scerri weaves through = its pages is rarely found in chemistry books, giving it a special = quality that will appeal to the scientific community at large. In years = to come it will be seen as essential reading for all who aspire to = lecture and write on the subject.=94
-=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 John Emsley, author of "The Elements" and "Nature's = Building Blocks"
=93As the author of "The Periodic System of Chemical Elements: = A History of the First Hundred Years" (1969), I consider Scerri's "The = Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance" a worthy successor. I = declare his new book a must, not only for all historians of chemistry = and the other natural sciences, but also for the scientists and pupils = thereof."
--=A0Jan W. = van Spronsen, author of "The Periodic System of Chemical Elements: A = History of the First Hundred Years"
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=93Few concepts are more important in chemistry than the = periodic table, and Eric Scerri's book offers a wonderfully thorough, = lucid, and provocative introduction for both chemists and the = scientifically literate to this major cultural contribution. Anyone = interested in the foundations of chemistry will take delight, = inspiration, and information from this highly approachable = book.=94
=A0=A0 =A0=A0 =A0Peter Atkins, author of = "The Periodic Kingdom", "Molecules" etc.
=93The periodic table of elements is the family = tree of stuff, and Eric Scerri's book tells the story of its = evolution--through all the false starts and inspired insights, mutations = and selections, driven by philosophy as much as calculation. Like any = family story, it's a messy tangle of relationships--between elementary = particles and between people. The ultimate question is philosophical: = Does it all boil down to different configurations of hydrogen? Or is = chemistry--and therefore nature--ultimately = irreducible?=94
K.C. Cole, = Author of "The Universe and the Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and = Beauty" and "Mind Over Matter: Conversations with the = Cosmos".
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