Gray, Theodore W.

The elements : a visual exploration of every known atom in the universe / Theodore Gray ; photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann. - New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers ; Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., c2009. - 240 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm + 1 chart (26 x 48 cm., folded to 26 x 24 cm.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 236) and index.

"Organized in order of appearance in the periodic table, the book showcases each element (wherever possible) with a big, beautiful photograph of the pure element...Along with the story of each element is essential scientific data including atomic weight, atomic radius, a crystal structure diagram, and graphs representing electron filling order, the atomic emission spectrum, and the temperatures at which the element is a solid, liquid, or gas. An explanation of these properties, along with a complete tour of the structure of the periodic table, is included in the introduction." -- From the publisher.

ISBN: 1579128149 9781579128142 9781603761840

LCCN: 2009034931

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chemical elements.
Chemical elements--Pictorial works.
Periodic law--Tables.

LC Class. No.: QD466 / .G73 2009 QD466 / .G73 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 546