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13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus
13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus | John Emsley
The incredible ""glowing"" history of the ""Devil's element ""phosphorus Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by ninth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants, the chemical element phosphorus has fascinated us for more than three centuries. It may even be the cause of will-o'-the wisps and spontaneous human combustion! Now John Emsley has written an enthralling account of this eerily luminescent element. Shining with wonderful nuggets-from murders-by-phosphorus to a match factory strike; from the firebombing of Hamburg to the deadly compounds derived from phosphorus today-The 13th Element weaves together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball characters, social upheavals, and bizarre events.
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Another small #bookhaul from Amazon

The 13th Element was stolen from my car long ago and I‘ve been meaning to buy it again. Why someone stole a book about phosphorus is beyond me. I also have been adding and removing The Sea and Summer from my Amazon cart for ages. It was time to get it. I love these SF Masterworks covers. #science #sciencefiction

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