13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire and Phosphorous - John Emsley - Books - Turner Publishing Company - 9780471441496 - 2002
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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.

327 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released 2002
ISBN13 9780471441496
Publishers Turner Publishing Company
Pages 327
Dimensions 112 × 178 × 14 mm   ·   353 g
Language English  

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