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The From Arsenic to Zirconium: Poems and Surprising Facts About the Elements

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The From Arsenic to Zirconium: Poems and Surprising Facts About the Elements - Davern, Peter
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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 ...

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The From Arsenic to Zirconium: Poems and Surprising Facts About the Elements 2020, No Starch Press,US, San Francisco

ISBN-13: 9781718500273

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