Mendeleyev's dream : the quest for the elements - Strathern, Paul, 1940- (New York : Berkley Books, 2002)
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.
Originally published: London ; New York : Hamish Hamilton, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, -- 1834-1907.; Chemists -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography; Chemical elements; Chemistry -- History