Strathern, Paul,  1940- <br/><br/>
Mendeleyev's dream :  the quest for the elements / 
Paul Strathern. 
 - Berkley trade pbk. ed. 
 - New York :  Berkley Books,  2002. 
 - 308 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: London ; New York : Hamish Hamilton, 2000. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>In the beginning -- Practice of alchemy -- Genius and gibberish -- Paracelsus -- Trial and error -- Elements of science -- Born-again science -- Things never seen before -- Great phlogiston mystery -- Mystery solved -- Formula for chemistry -- Search for a hidden structure -- Mendeleyev -- Periodic table. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0425184676 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002022649 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, 1834-1907. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemists--Russia (Federation)--Biography.<br/>Chemical elements.<br/>Chemistry--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QD22.M43  / S87 2002