Nature's building blocks : everything you need to know about the elements
"This book explains the what, why, and wherefore of the chemical elements. Arranged alphabetically, from Actinium to Zirconium, it is a complete guide to all 115 of those that are currently known, with more extensive coverage of those elements we encounter in our everyday life. The entry on each element reveals where it came from, what role it may have in the human body, and the foods that contain it"--Publisher's description
Handbooks and manuals
vii, 699 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
9780199605637, 0199605637
1034178171
The elements (A-Z)
The Periodic Table
Appendix. The discovery of the elements in chronological order
Lists of elements and atomic numbers
The Periodic Table