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Author:
Ball, Philip, 1962- author.
Title:
The beauty of chemistry : art, wonder, and science / text by Philip Ball ; photographs by Wenting Zhu and Yan Liang.
Publisher:
The MIT Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
382 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Subject:
Chemistry--Popular works.
Chemistry.
Popular works.
Other Authors:
Zhu, Wenting, photographer.
Liang, Yan, 1980- photographer.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Postscript : art, wonder, and science. Effervescent : the beauty of bubbles -- Orderly : the charm of crystals -- Insoluble : the power of precipitation -- Exuberant : the delight of dendritic growth -- Incendiary : the fascination of flames -- Galvanizing : the enchantment of electrochemistry -- Chromatic : the curiosity of color changes in plants -- Calescent : the helpfulness of heat -- Organic : the contortions of chemical gardens -- Creative : the profusion of patterns -- Postscript : art, wonder, and science.
Summary:
"This book will combine photographs with evocative text to show how chemistry underpins the formation of snowflakes, the patterns of animal markings, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0262044412
9780262044417
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1143817223
LCCN:
2020005728
Locations:
PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

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