A Well-Ordered Thing : Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic Table

Gordin, Michael D.

ISBN 10: 046502775X / ISBN 13: 9780465027750

Verlag: Perseus Books Group, 2004

Beschreibung

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4602373-6

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: A Well-Ordered Thing : Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic Table
• Verlag: Perseus Books Group
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 046502775X
• ISBN-13: 9780465027750
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

The story of Dmitrii Mendeleev is told in full for the first time, illuminating the role of this remarkable man of science in bringing the Russian Empire out of the dark ages during the nineteenth century, thus paving the way for the rationalism of the Soviet Union. 25,000 first printing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michael D. Gordin is an assistant professor in the history department at Princeton University, where he teaches the history of science and Imperial Russian history. A member of the Harvard Society of Fellows, he lives in Princeton, New Jersey.