The Elements : Their Origin, Abundance and Distribution

P A Cox

ISBN 10: 0198552750 / ISBN 13: 9780198552758

Published by Oxford University Press, 1989

About this Item

A well-kept book with only minor signs of handling and use. Contents clean and unmarked, with uncreased pages. Bindings and spine firm. Publisher's note: This book examines the origin of the elements, the factors controlling their widely differing abundances, and their distributions in the Earth, solar system, and universe. Size: 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.7 cm. viii, 207 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science & Technology; Chemical elements; Chemistry, Inorganic; ISBN: 0198552750. ISBN/EAN: 9780198552758. Add. Inventory No: 241126GAY0383518.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Elements : Their Origin, Abundance and Distribution
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198552750
• ISBN 13: 9780198552758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science & Technology

About this title

Synopsis

Here is the first book to provide a complete natural history of the elements. This interdisciplinary guide will give the reader a broad, non-technical view of the origin of the elements, the factors controlling their abundances, and their distributions in the Earth, solar system, and universe. This unique volume is based on a series of lectures given for freshman chemistry students and will be of equal value to both undergraduates and professors in all physical sciences. It includes a broad introduction to the range of existing elements and information on their nuclear and chemical properties, as well as coverage of radioactive elements, the condensation of the elements, the elements of life and the oceans. Valuable appendix materials include coverage of elemental abundances and isotopic composition, while suggestions for further reading are provided at the end of each chapter.

About the Author

P. A. Cox is at University of Oxford.