Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter's Wolf: How the elements were named

How did the elements get their names? The origins of californium may be obvious, but what about oxygen? Investigating their origins takes Peter Wothers deep into history. Drawing on a wide variety of original sources, he brings to light the astonishing, the unusual, and the downright weird origins behind the element names we take for granted.

• | Author: Peter Wothers
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: February 01, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0199652724
• | ISBN-13: 9780199652723