Perfect symmetry: the accidental discovery of Buckminsterfullerene
by Baggott, Jim
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- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994). Dustwrapper, pp. xi + 315, diagrams and other illustrations. 'In 1966, it was an amusing idea. In September 1985, it was a ball of paper and sticky tape, the result of six days of intense scientific discussion and one moment of inspiration. Five years later it was finally real: a perfectly symmetrical soccer-ball shaped molecule composed of 60 carbon atoms and called buckminsterfullerene. ... Carbon will never be the same again.' .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2460
- Title
- Perfect symmetry: the accidental discovery of Buckminsterfullerene
- Author
- Baggott, Jim
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994)
- Keywords
- Pure Science. Chemistry. Scientific discovery. Buckminsterfullerene. Science
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...