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7. Investigating matter
Peter Atkins
in Physical Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
Physical chemistry lies at the heart of one of chemistry's principal applications and achievements: the identification of the substances present in a sample and the determination of their ...
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5. Instruments of light
Geoff Cottrell
in Telescopes: A Very Short Introduction
In the eye, detection is done by the retina. In telescopes operating in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, light interacts with matter in different ways, and so a variety of ...
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3. The synthesis and analysis of organic compounds
Graham Patrick
in Organic Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
The design of novel medicines, insecticides, perfumes, flavourings, or polymeric materials relies crucially on organic chemists. ‘The synthesis and analysis of organic compounds’ outlines ...
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8. Exotic matter (and antimatter)
Frank Close
in Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
‘Exotic matter (and antimatter)’ investigates the existence of different generations of particles. In the middle of the twentieth century, cosmic rays provided a source of quarks that had ...
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4. Laboratory examination: search, recovery, analysis
Jim Fraser
in Forensic Science: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
‘Laboratory investigation: search, recovery, analysis’ outlines the various stages of recovering, documenting, and analysing evidence. It describes the types of examinations carried out, ...
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Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
Peter Atkins
Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction encourages us to look at chemistry anew, through a chemist's eyes, in order to understand its central concepts and to see how it ...
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1. Its origins, scope, and organization
Peter Atkins
in Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
After a very brief glance at the origins of chemistry in alchemy, ‘Its origins, scope, and organization’ makes the point that all modern discussions of the subject are in terms of atoms, ...
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1. The elements
Eric R. Scerri
in The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
‘The elements’ outlines the history of the study of elements. Ancient Greeks had just four elements—earth, water, air, and fire—which they believed possessed the shape of the platonic ...
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7. Lighting the frontiers
Ian Walmsley
in Light: A Very Short Introduction
Despite its long history as possibly the oldest continuous branch of natural philosophy and science, optics remains at the forefront of research and application. It is ubiquitous: as a tool ...
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5. Reactivity
William H. Brock
in The History of Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
By the mid-19th century many different kinds of chemical change had been recognized and systematized in textbooks. It became the task of physical chemists to explain these different ...
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5. Its techniques
Peter Atkins
in Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
To bring about its reactions and to identify what has been produced, chemistry uses a wide variety of techniques. Similar techniques are used in analytical and forensic laboratories to ...
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