The Elements
A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
by Theo Gray
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The Elements
When The Elements was first published three years ago, the book created an international sensation, selling hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide and inspiring its own iPhone app. Just about everyone was aware that our world was made out of chemical elements, but few had seen them in the highly original way Theodore Gray photographed and showcased them. Now the book is available in softcover for the first time, and it is certain to lead a fresh set of science buffs on a strikingly visual tour of the periodic table.
The chemical elements are indeed what we and everything around us are made of. But how many elements has any one of us managed to view in pure and uncombined form? The Elements provides the rare opportunity to see them all this way. Based on five years of research and photography by Gray, the pictures in this book make up the most complete, and visually arresting, representation available to the naked eye of every atom in the universe.
Organized in order of appearance on the periodic table, each of the 118 known elements is represented on a spread that includes a stunning, full-page, full-color photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. For example, at –183 °C, oxygen turns from a colorless gas to a beautiful pale blue liquid, pictured here. Also included are fascinating facts, figures, and stories of the elements as well as data on the properties of each, from atomic weight to melting point. Several additional photographs show each element in slightly altered forms or as used in various practical ways.
Packed with interesting information, and including a tear-out poster of Gray’s photographic periodic table, The Elements is a combination of solid science and stunning artistic photography.
Softcover : 320 pages
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publ. ( March 15, 2012 )
Item #: 13-538692
ISBN: 9781579128951
Product Dimensions: 10.0 x 10.0 inches
Product Weight: 36.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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