Elements Of History

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Periodic Tales

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Author : Hugh Aldersey-Williams
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2011-02-03

Periodic Tales written by Hugh Aldersey-Williams and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-03 with Science categories.

Everything in the universe is made of them, including you. Like you, the elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning. Here you'll meet iron that rains from the heavens and noble gases that light the way to vice. You'll learn how lead can tell your future while zinc may one day line your coffin. You'll discover what connects the bones in your body with the Whitehouse in Washington, the glow of a streetlamp with the salt on your dinner table. Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colourful pasts, Periodic Tales is a voyage of wonder and discovery, showing that their stories are our stories, and their lives are inextricable from our own.

The Elements Of A Home

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Author : Amy Azzarito
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2020-03-17

The Elements Of A Home written by Amy Azzarito and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with House & Home categories.

The Elements of a Home reveals the fascinating stories behind more than 60 everyday household objects and furnishings. Brimming with amusing anecdotes and absorbing trivia, this captivating collection is a treasure trove of curiosities. With tales from the kitchen, the bedroom, and every room in between, these pages expose how napkins got their start as lumps of dough in ancient Greece, why forks were once seen as immoral tools of the devil, and how Plato devised one of the earliest alarm clocks using rocks and water—plus so much more. • A charming book for anyone who loves history, design, or décor • Readers discover tales from every nook and cranny of a home. • Entries feature historical details from locations all over the world, including Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa. As a design historian and former managing editor of Design*Sponge, author Amy Azzarito has crafted an engaging, whimsical history of the household objects you've never thought twice about. The result is a fascinating book filled with tidbits from a wide range of cultures and places about the history of domestic luxury. • Filled with lovely illustrations by Alice Pattullo • Perfect for anyone who adores interior design, trivia, history, and unique facts • Great for those who enjoyed The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy by Rick Beyer, An Uncommon History of Common Things by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson, Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins

Real Estate And Global Urban History

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Author : Alexia Yates
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-08-26

Real Estate And Global Urban History written by Alexia Yates and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-26 with History categories.

Capitalist private property in land and buildings - real estate - is the ground of modern cities, materially, politically, and economically. It is foundational to their development and core to much theoretical work on the urban environment. It is also a central, pressing matter of political contestation in contemporary cities. Yet it remains largely without a history. This Element examines the modern city as a propertied space, defining real estate as a technology of (dis)possession and using it to move across scales of analysis, from the local spatiality of particular built spaces to the networks of legal, political, and economic imperatives that constitute property and operate at national and international levels. This combination of territorial embeddedness with more wide-ranging institutional relationships charts a route to an urban history that allows the city to speak as a global agent and artefact without dispensing with the role of states and local circumstance.

Encyclopedia Of The Elements

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Author : Per Enghag
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-01-08

Encyclopedia Of The Elements written by Per Enghag and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-08 with Science categories.

Famous for its history of numerous element discoverers, Sweden is the origin of this comprehensive encylopedia of the elements. It provides both an important database for professionals as well as detailed reading ranging from historical facts, discoverers' portraits, colour plates of mineral types, natural occurrences, and industrial figures to winning and refining processes, biological roles and applications in modern chemistry, engineering and industry. Elemental data is presented in fact tables which include numerous physical and thermodynamic properties, isotope lists, radiation absorption characteristics, NMR parameters, and others. Further pertinent data is supplied in additional tables throughout the text. Published in Swedish in three volumes from 1998 to 2000, the contents have been revised and expanded by the author for this English edition.

Elements Of The History Of Mathematics

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Author : N. Bourbaki
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1998-11-18

Elements Of The History Of Mathematics written by N. Bourbaki and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-18 with Mathematics categories.

Each volume of Nicolas Bourbakis well-known work, The Elements of Mathematics, contains a section or chapter devoted to the history of the subject. This book collects together those historical segments with an emphasis on the emergence, development, and interaction of the leading ideas of the mathematical theories presented in the Elements. In particular, the book provides a highly readable account of the evolution of algebra, geometry, infinitesimal calculus, and of the concepts of number and structure, from the Babylonian era through to the 20th century.

The Elements Of Murder

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Author : John Emsley
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2006-07-13

The Elements Of Murder written by John Emsley and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-13 with Health & Fitness categories.

This book is about elements that kill. Mercury, arsenic, antimony, lead, and thallium can be lethal, as many a poisoner knew too well. Emsley explores the gruesome history of these elements and those who have succumbed to them in a fascinating narrative that weaves together stories of true crime, enduring historical mysteries, tragic accidents, and the science behind it all. The colourful cast includes ancient alchemists, kings, leaders, a pope, several great musicians, and amotley crew of murderers. Among the intriguing accounts is that of the 17th century poet Sir Thomas Overbury, who survived four attempts to poison him with mercury but died when given the poison in enema form - under whose direction remains uncertain. Here, too, is detailed the celebrated case of FlorenceMaybrick, convicted of poisoning her violent husband James with arsenic, but widely believed at the time to be innocent. The question of her guilt is still disputed.Threaded through the book alongside the history is the growing understanding of chemistry, and the effects of different chemical substances on the human body. Thousands suffered the ill effects of poisonous vapours from mercury, lead, and arsenic before the dangers were realized. Hatters went mad because of mercury poisoning, and hundreds of young girls working in factories manufacturing wallpaper in the 19th century were poisoned by the arsenic-based green pigments used for the leaves of thepopular floral designs. Even in the middle of the 20th century, accidental mercury poisoning caused many deaths in Minamata Bay, while leaded petrol poisoned the whole planet, and arsenic still continues to poison millions is Asia.Through vividly told stories of innocent blunders, industrial accidents, poisoners of various hues - cold, cunning, desperate - and deaths that remain a mystery, Emsley here uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table.

The Elements

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Author : Tom Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012

The Elements written by Tom Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Chemical elements categories.

With 100 Ponderables and over 300 illustrations, The Elements, the essential guide to the Periodic Table, tracks the history of a powerful yet elegant tool that lays bare the building blocks of the Universe.

Elements Of General History

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Author : Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872

Elements Of General History written by Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with World history categories.

Elements Of History Ancient And Modern

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Author : Joseph Emerson Worcester
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1836

Elements Of History Ancient And Modern written by Joseph Emerson Worcester and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1836 with History categories.

Understanding Architecture

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Author : Leland M. Roth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994

Understanding Architecture written by Leland M. Roth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Architecture categories.

This survey of western architecture is divided into two parts. The first deals with the basic properties of architecture, examining a building's structure and aesthetic appeal. The second is a chronological survey of western architectural development from prehistoric times to the present.