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The Mystery of the Periodic Table

by Benjamin D. Wiker, Benjamin Wiker, Jeanne Bendick

History of ChemistryPeriodic TableHow-it-was-madeScience historyJuvenile Non-FictionLiving History LibraryChemistryChildren's historical non-fiction

This book describes how curious people discovered the elements that are today known collectively as the periodic table. Various chapters describe the methodical science, accidents, and coincidences that led people to acknowledge a variety of invisible, nearly undetectable substances that make up our universe. Appropriate for Middle School and older readers.

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Book data: Open Library