A Well-ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev And The Shadow Of The Periodic Table

Gordin, Michael D.

ISBN 10: 046502775X / ISBN 13: 9780465027750

Verlag: Basic Books, 2004

Beschreibung

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers BSM.NTWN

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: A Well-ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev And The Shadow Of The Periodic Table
• Verlag: Basic Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 046502775X
• ISBN-13: 9780465027750
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: good

Über diesen Titel

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.