element: Bibliography

See J. Emsley, The Elements (1991); A. Swertka, A Guide to the Elements (1996); P. W. Atkins, The Periodic Kingdom (1997); N. N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements (2d ed. 1997).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Discovery of the Elements
• Evolution of Modern Concepts
• Greek Concept of the Elements
• The Elements through the Ages
• Official Symbols and Names for the Elements
• Properties of the Elements
• Atomic Mass and Atomic Weight
• Isotopes
• Atomic Number and Mass Number
• The Atom
• Bibliography

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