| 词条 | Periodic Tales |
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| name = Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc | image = Periodic_Tales.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | author = Hugh Aldersey-Williams[1] | audio_read_by = | cover_artist = | country = US | subject = Chemical elements History of chemistry | publisher = Ecco Press | publisher2 = | pub_date = 2011 | pages = 428 | awards = | isbn = 9780061824722 | oclc = 639164366 | dewey = | congress = | notes = | website = }} Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc is a 2011 popular science and history book by English writer Hugh Aldersey-Williams, on the history and cultural associations of the chemical elements. The book is divided into five sections, "Power", "Fire", "Craft", "Beauty", and "Earth", which group different elements according to their primary cultural connotations, rather than their position on the periodic table.[2] For certain elements such as phosphorus, the author documents his attempts to obtain samples by reproducing the original method of discovery.[3] He also visits the site of discovery of several elements uncovered in modern times, including the famed Ytterby mine in Sweden, from which seven new elements were isolated. ReceptionThe book received mixed but generally positive reviews from The Daily Telegraph,[3] Kirkus Reviews,[4] Publishers Weekly,[5] and Science News.[6] The Telegraph described the book as "a 400-page love letter to the chemical elements", and "an agreeable jumble of anecdote, reflection and information, rather than a source of understanding".[3] Robert Buntrock, reviewing the book for the Journal of Chemical Education, found it to be more accurate and more enjoyable than The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean, a book with similar subject matter and audience published the year before.[2] See also
References1. ^{{OCLC|639164366}} 2. ^1 {{cite journal|last1=Buntrock|first1=Robert E.|title=Review of Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc|journal=J. Chem. Educ.|date=2011|volume=88|issue=12|pages=1605–1606|doi=10.1021/ed200612w|bibcode=2011JChEd..88.1605B}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Farmelo|first1=Graham|title=Periodic Tales by Hugh Aldersey-Williams: review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8283811/Periodic-Tales-by-Hugh-Aldersey-Williams-review.html|accessdate=13 March 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=January 30, 2011}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=PERIODIC TALES A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc by Hugh Aldersey-Williams|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hugh-aldersey-williams/periodic-tales/|accessdate=13 March 2017|work=Kirkus Reviews|date=February 1, 2011}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-182472-2|accessdate=13 March 2017|work=Publishers Weekly}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Strain|first1=Daniel|title=Book Review: Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc by Hugh Aldersey-Williams|url=https://www.sciencenews.org/article/book-review-periodic-tales-cultural-history-elements-arsenic-zinc-hugh-aldersey-williams|accessdate=13 March 2017|work=Science News|issue=180 (3)|date=July 15, 2011}} 5 : Books about the history of science|Periodic table in popular culture|Popular science books|HarperCollins books|2011 non-fiction books |
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