The elements: a visual explanation of every known atom in the universe

By Gordon Woods2010-05-01T00:00:00

Gordon Woods reviews this coffee-table book of elements

This attractive but weighty coffee-table book starts with an introduction to the structure of the Periodic table, hyped as 'a classic shape... instantly recognizable as the Nike logo... one of civilisation's iconic images', before dealing with each element in atomic number order. Most elements have a double-page spread though elements with atomic number over 100 are confined to two double-page spreads.

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