Exploring the World of Chemistry: From Ancient Metals to High-Speed Computers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780890512951)

This book presents an exciting and intriguing tour through the realm of chemistry as each chapter unfolds with facts and stories about the discoveries and discoverers. Find out why pure gold is not used for jewelry or coins. Join Humphry Davy as he made many chemical discoveries, and learn how they shortened his life. See how people in the 1870s could jump over the top of the Washington Monument. Exploring the World of Chemistry brings science to life and is a wonderful learning tool with many illustrations, biographical information, chapter tests, and an index for easy referencing.

Author: John Hudson Tiner
ISBN-10: 0890512957
ISBN-13: 9780890512951
Publisher: Master Books
Language: English
Published: 11/07/2001
Pages: 142
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 10.92h x 8.54w x 0.59d