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The last sorcerers
the path from alchemy to the periodic table
By Morris, Richard
- ISBN
- 978-0-30908-905-0
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2003
Though the stories in this volume have been told before in other books, Morris (The Evolutionists; Time's Arrow) manages to make the history of the periodic table's conception fresh and quirky one more time. He does this by focusing his narrative on the early alchemists, who were among the first scientists to investigate the composition of metals and who were widely perceived to be near-sorcerous practitioners of mysterious arts. Bernard of Treves, for one, squandered his life and money questing for the secret that would turn or...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
