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Part I Orientation: Column by Column, Row by Row |
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2 Near Twins and Black Sheep: The Genealogy of Elements |
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3 The Galapagos of the Periodic Table |
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Part II Making Atoms, Breaking Atoms |
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4 Where Atoms Come From: "We Are All Star Stuff" |
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5 Elements in Times of War |
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6 Completing the Table... with a Bang |
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7 Extending the Table, Expanding the Cold War |
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Part III Periodic Confusion: The Emergence of Complexity |
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8 From Physics to Biology |
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9 Poisoner's Corridor: "Ouch-Ouch" |
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10 Take Two Elements, Call Me in the Morning |
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Part IV The Elements of Human Character |
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Part V Element Science Today and Tomorrow |
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16 Chemistry Way, Way Below Zero |
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17 Spheres of Splendor: The Science of Bubbles |
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18 Tools of Ridiculous Precision |
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19 Above (and Beyond) the Periodic Table |
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| Acknowledgments and Thanks |
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| Notes and Errata |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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| The Periodic Table of the Elements |
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