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The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus
The 13th Element The Sordid Tale of Murder Fire and Phosphorus
Author: John Emsley
Tells the surprising history of phosphorus, an element which was discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by industrialists and abused by 20th-century combatants. Over the years, phosphorus has been called a poison, a miracle elixir, and even the answer to the mystery of spontaneous human combustion! Award-winning author J...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780471394556
ISBN-10: 0471394556
Publication Date: 8/2000
Pages: 327
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Publisher: John Wiley Sons
Book Type: Hardcover
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