The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe

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The main message of the book is that we are one with the elements, literally (as in the makeup of objects we hold dear) as well as figuratively (as in humanity’s art, literature, language, history, geography, etc.). I believe the author does provide unique tidbits for each and every element on the table - mostly in regard to the year and location they were discovered, as well as the means of discovery and the scientist whose discovery they are attributed to. Mastin, L. (2010) The story of mathematics. Available at: http://www.storyofmathematics.com/hellenistic_euclid.html (Accessed: 29/02/18). The author tried unsuccessfully to obtain a sample of plutonium and relates an amusing story where he found something called homeopathic plutonium, but on looking into it realized that, like most homeopathic ‘treatments,’ it actually contains none of the actual ingredient. Instead, homeopathy is based on the premise that certain molecules retain the ‘memory’ of their having once been associated with something else, and if that sounds ridiculous,well, it is. In his 2013 book The Unpersuadables, Will Storr includes a discussion of homeopathic remedies:

Sarma, K.V. (1997). Selin, Helaine (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures. Springer. ISBN 978-0-7923-4066-9. An extremely enjoyable book. To date it’s the closest I’ve found to one of my absolute favorite childhood books, passed down to me, long since mislaid; the title and author of which I cannot remember. That book had a red cover. Inside there were the most marvelous stories of the discovery of (amongst others) the composition of air (Scheele, Cavandish, Lavoisier), the alkali-earth metals (Davy), and helium (Kirchoff & Bunsen) in our Sun. These five planes — strategy, scope, structure, skeleton, and surface — provide a conceptual framework for talking about user experience problems and the tools we use to solve them.

This book sits on my science shelves but it should inhabit a shelf of its own, labelled Biographies of the Inanimate (a section for Borges imaginary Library of Babel?). From one of the world's leading thinkers and speakers on creativity and self-fulfillment, a breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievementThe Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. In this hugely influential book, world-renowned creativity expert Ken Robinson considers the child bored in class, the disillusioned employee and those of us who feel frustrated but can't quite explain why - and shows how we all need to reach our Element. Heath, Thomas L. (1963). A Manual of Greek Mathematics. Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-43231-1. Mendeleev's critics were silenced in 1875 when Paul-Emile Lecoq announced that he had discovered a new aluminium-like element which he had named gallium. Its atomic weight was exactly equal to that which Mendeleev had assigned in his table. Lecoq reported a density which was lower than that predicted by Mendeleev but Mendeleev told him to obtain a pure sample. When Lecoq followed these instructions, the density which he arrived at was exactly the one predicted. Boyer, Carl B. (1991). "Euclid of Alexandria". A History of Mathematics (Seconded.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-54397-7. Book 4 constructs the incircle and circumcircle of a triangle, as well as regular polygons with 4, 5, 6, and 15 sides.