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Primo Levi's The Periodic Table . A Search for Patterns in Times Past
Author(s) -
Hoveyda Amir H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200460464
Subject(s) - magic (telescope) , quarter (canadian coin) , table (database) , art , periodic table , art history , visual arts , history , computer science , physics , astronomy , database , archaeology , quantum mechanics
In his book The Periodic Table , Primo Levi, with touching thoughtfulness, sketched the magic of the elements that make up this world. As with all enduring works of art, The Periodic Table is open to numerous interpretations. Another visit, a quarter of a century after its publication, proves to be most rewarding.