The Story of Elements — Required Reading Series for the New Chinese Language Curriculum Standards

Author: I. Nizhnikov
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The book "The Story of Elements" introduces readers to the process of major discoveries of chemical elements from the mid-18th century to the modern era. In the mid-18th century, Swedish chemist Scheele discovered that air was not a single substance but a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen. Soon after, French chemist Lavoisier overturned the phlogiston theory and included oxygen, nitrogen, as well as phosphorus, hydrocarbons, and others on the world's chemical elements list. In the early 19th century, British chemist Davy discovered two alkali metals, potassium and sodium, and eight alkaline earth metals.