The only reason this isn't 5 stars is entirely a me-problem, and I'm trying to be reasonable.
I wanted more science to go along with the pictures. A couple of elements had two pages of text and I think I would have liked more elements to have got that.
The pictures are amazing and I really like the inclusion of the crystal structure space for each of the solid elements.
LibraryThing Suggestions
1 - Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
2 - Science in Seconds: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant (Knowledge in a Flash) by Hazel Muir
3 - Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks
4 - The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore W. Gray
5 - Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe by Simon Singh
6 - The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
7 - The Planets by Brian Cox
8 - Seven Elements that Changed the World: An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery by John Browne
9 - Stars and Planets by Jay M. Pasachoff
10 - The Secret Life of the Periodic Table by Ben Still
Not read any of them, but I want to.
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