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The Periodic Table: A Field Guide to the Elements - Paul Parsons and Gail Dixon

Image result for The Periodic Table: A Field Guide to the Elements - Paul Parsons and Gail Dixon  The periodic table was originally thought in the early 1860's, as a way of organising new elements found by scientists, the table was redesigned a number of times by different scientists to sort elements in different ways. Eventually, they came up with the system that we have today, which you will see in science when you learn it at school or college etc.
 
  The book is a work of non-fiction and is designed to teach you about each singular element found in the modern periodic table, the book has a factfile of each substance accompanied with a very detailed overview of it. The book is full of wonderful ultra high definiton images which make the work seem fresh and gives it an extra sense of quality.

  The book really does teach you an awful lot about the elements, from Carbon to Einsteinium. Any budding scientist would love to add this to their collection I'm sure, the book is really interesting and is good for reading through thouroughly, just flicking through now and then or even just to have on your non-fiction pile for future reference!

It's an 8/10 from me, I do find it difficult to rate non-fiction books because I prefer fiction myself, however, the book is still very good and if you have a love for science then I suggest that you look into some more...

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