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The Most Beautiful Molecule

The Most Beautiful Molecule

The Most Beautiful Molecule

The Most Beautiful Molecule

by Aldersey-Williams, Hugh

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London: Aurum Press Ltd., 1995. 8vo. ix. 340 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine dust jacket, clean and unmarked. The inside story of the remarkable discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, carbon-60. Written to delight and inform the layperson and scientist alike. Chapters: Introduction, Prologue-The Dome of Discovery, 1. Making Molecules, 2. September 1985, 3. The Search for the Yellow Vial, 4. On Symmetry and the Sexagesimal, 5. The Fuller View, 6. The Chemical Senses, 7. The Chemist-stylites, 8. September 1990, 9. The Peak Perfection, 10. "My Lords, What Does It Do?", 11. The Molecular Architects, Epilogue: Spot the Ball, Notes and References, Index. ISBN 1854103032. #1015.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Title
The Most Beautiful Molecule
Author
Aldersey-Williams, Hugh
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
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Fine
Edition
First British Edition
ISBN 10
1854103032
ISBN 13
9781854103031
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd.
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1995
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
Chemistry, Science, History of Science, Organic Chemistry, Bucky Balls, Buckminsterfullerene, Buckminster Fuller, Fullerene, Geodesic Dome, Carbon-60, Hugh Aldersey Williams, Scientists, Biography, Non-Fiction, Reference, Nobel Prize, Aldersel-Williams
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