Description: Episodes from the History of the Rare Earth Elements by C.H. Evans Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Presents the history of discovery of the rare earth elements. This title describes how the isolation and characterization of each rare earth element confronted chemists with unparalleled difficulties for over 150 years. It presents chapters on both the industrial uses of the rare earths and their application to pharmacology and medicine. Publisher Description This work looks at the history of rare earth elements. Part I, "Discovery", describes how the isolation and characterization of each new rare earth element confronted chemists with unparalleled difficulties for over 150 years. In addition, these elements introduced particular problems for Mendeleyevs periodic table. Study of the rare earths occupied the best chemical minds of the day, including such notables as Gadolin, Berzelius, Mosander, Hisinger, Kloproth, Urban, Auer von Welsbach and Crookes. An interesting inclusion in the present work is an account by Marinsky of the discovery of the last rare earth element to be identified: promethium. Taken together, these chapters show how chemical discovery is limited by technology and how priority disputes arise and are settled. Part II, "Application", has chapters on both the industrial uses of the rare earths and their application to pharmacology and medicine, where gadolinium is now a standard contrast-enhancing agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). There is also a contribution from the director of the China Rare Earth Information Centre, which is appropriate as China has the worlds largest deposits of rare earth minerals.Today, rare earth elements have a number of important industrial applications including their use as colourants, X-ray phosphors, lasers and magnets. Their unique properties have been widely exploited in biological and biochemical research. They also find increasing application in medicine. This volume should be of interest to chemists and historians of science and technology. Details ISBN 0792341015 ISBN-13 9780792341017 Title Episodes from the History of the Rare Earth Elements Author C.H. Evans Format Hardcover Year 1996 Pages 268 Edition 1996th Publisher Springer GE_Item_ID:140326152; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780792341017
Book Title: Episodes from the History of the Rare Earth Elements
Number of Pages: 268 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Episodes from the History of the Rare Earth Elements
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication Year: 1996
Subject: General, Chemistry / Inorganic, Chemistry / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.3 Oz
Subject Area: Science, History
Item Length: 8.8 in
Author: C. H. Evans
Series: Chemists and Chemistry Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover