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The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus, (Paperback)

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The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus, (Paperback)The 13th Element The Sordid Tale of Murder Fire and Phosphorus Paperback 9780471441496 The 13th Element Hardcover 9781620456316

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The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus, (Paperback)
Author: Wiley (TP)
ISBN: 9780471441496
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Page Count: 352

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The incredible ""glowing"" history of the ""Devil's element ""phosphorus

Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by ninth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants, the chemical element phosphorus has fascinated us for more than three centuries. It may even be the cause of will-o'-the wisps and spontaneous human combustion! Now John Emsley has written an enthralling account of this eerily luminescent element. Shining with wonderful nuggets-from murders-by-phosphorus to a match factory strike; from the firebombing of Hamburg to the deadly compounds derived from phosphorus today-The 13th Element weaves together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball characters, social upheavals, and bizarre events.

The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus, (Paperback)
Author: Wiley (TP)
ISBN: 9780471441496
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Page Count: 352

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