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Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf: How the Elements Were Named
Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf: How the Elements Were Named
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2019
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Podcast episode
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This month, we’re delving deep into chemistry’s history as we discuss Peter Wothers' book Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf: How the Elements Were Named. Some chemists may know Wothers’ writing in the form of chemistry textbooks, but this is his first popular science book. As Wothers unearths the stories behind the elements’ names, he also explores our understanding of the nature of matter itself.
Released:
Dec 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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