Ben Still

Come find out more about How the Universe Works at Northfields Community Library W5 4UA 14:30 Sunday 12 October #science #astrophysics #book #space maps.app.goo.gl/mixs87cfsMLY... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @ealinglibraries.bsky.social

It's out in bookshops now! How the Universe Works: from the Big Bang to the End of Time #space #cosmology# #astrophysics and more @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.walker.co.uk/978140638759...

How the Universe Works: From the Big Bang to the End of Time - Walker Books An in-depth yet easy-to-read guide to the physics of the universe for older children, with stunning illustrations throughout. The perfect gift for a child in...

So excited that this beautifully illustrated book is out on Thursday!
How the Universe Works: From the Big Bang to the End of Time www.walker.co.uk/978140638759... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #space #science #book

Agreed, an impeccable line up!

Great to see The Secret Life of the Periodic Table in @foylesforbooks.bsky.social Charring Cross Road. There is a signed copy on the shelf if you are thinking of getting a copy.

On a walkabout after dinner last night I dropped into @waterstones.bsky.social Piccadilly and signed a copy of The Secret Life of the Periodic Table. If you're in London and want a signed copy head there to the 4th floor where it can be found in the Chemistry books section.

Giving an author talk at my local community library on the re-release of The Secret Life of the Periodic Table @hachetteuk.bsky.social Northfields Community Library, 7:30pm Thursday 14 August

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A great review of The Secret Life of the Periodic Table in the @waterstones.bsky.social website www.waterstones.com/books/review...
"The author tells the story of the people and places around each element... a compelling story of human curiosity..." #book #science #chemistry

60 Neodymium Nd, separated from oxide mix didymium which contains lathanide elements 1885 🇦🇹Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach, takes root of its name from the Greek neos νέος for new which is added to -dymium from didymium lit. new-twin #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

59 Praseodymium Pr, 1839-43 ceria separated into 2 oxides 🇸🇪Carl Gustaf Mosander 1 was La₂O₃ other, didymium from Greek didymos δίδυμος for twin, mixture of oxides including one green in colour - green prasinos πράσινος in Greek #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

58 Cerium Ce, named 1803 🇸🇪Jöns Jakob Berzelius & Wilhelm Hisinger after the dwarf planet Ceres discovered 1801 itself named after the Roman god of agriculture. Also identified 1803 🇩🇪Martin Heinrich Klaproth in oxide ceria #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

57 Lanthanum La, from Ancient Greek λανθάνω lanthánō meaning to escape (someones) notice because it lay hidden in ores of other rare earth metals. Discovered & named 🇸🇪Carl Gustav Mosander 1839 pure metal not extracted until 1923 #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

56 Barium Ba, heaviest of the non-radioactive alkaline earth metals name from Greek βαρύς barys meaning heavy. 🇸🇪🇩🇪Carl Scheele identified element in barite ore not isolated until 1808 🇬🇧Sir Humphry Davy using electrolysis #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

55 Caesium Cs, another element discovered 🇩🇪Robert Bunsen & Gustav Kirchhoff 1860 name from Latin caesius meaning sky-blue because of the colour of light emitted in flame tests. Cesium in the US #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

54 Xenon Xe, discovered in September 1898 🇬🇧William Ramsay & Morris Travers in the residue of air after they discovered Kr and Ne, name from Greek ξένος xenos meaning foreign/strange. #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

53 Iodine I, solid sublimes in standard conditions to form a violet gas named iode 1813 🇫🇷Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac from Greek ἰώδης iodes, violet, after discovery 1811 🇫🇷Bernard Courtois. #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

52 Tellurium Te, first isolated and named by 🇩🇪Martin Heinrich Klaproth 1798 from the Latin word for the Earth, tellus. Often found in ores with Au, Colorado town Telluride named, thought to sit atop lots of such ore, it didn't #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

51 Antimony Sb, many theories inc. popular one from Greek ἀντίμοναχός anti-monachos - monk killer, ref. to the poisonous nature of element & monks work as early alchemists. Symbol from Latin stibium from element cont. ore stibnite #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

50 Tin Sn, possibly from ancestor of Cornish language name stean, supply mainly from region in 1st centuries AD. Name became zinn in Germanic langs but stannum in Latin, name AG-Pb alloy but made name for tin from 4c AD - root symbol #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

49 Indium In, discovered using spectroscopy 1873🇩🇪Ferdinand Reich & Hieronymous Theodor Richter because of a distinctive blue colour emitted. Named after colour indigo which comes from the Latin indicum, word for Indian colour dyes #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

48 Cadmium Cd, name from zinc ore in which the metal was first discovered 1817🇩🇪Friedrich Stromeyer & Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann. Ore named cadmia in Greek καδμεία after first Greek hero Κάδμος Cadmus, the founder of Thebes #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

47 Silver Ag, from old English seolfer the word is of unknown origin, possibly Akkadian ṣurpum from ṣarāpum meaning to smelt. Takes symbol from Latin name of metal argentum also meaning white money, reference to its white colour. #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

46 Palladium Pa, discovered & named 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿William Hyde Wollaston 1803 after Asteroid Pallas discovered 1802 🇩🇪Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers, named from Ancient Greek: Παλλάς pallas an alternate name for goddess Athena #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

45 Rhodium Rh, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον rhódon meaning rose after pink colour of its hydrated chlorine salts produced during extraction using aqua regia (1:3 nitric-hydrochloric acid mix) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿William Hyde Wollaston 1803 #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

44 Ruthenium Ru, named after the Latin for Russia Ruthenia by discoverer 🇷🇺🇩🇪Karl Ernst Claus 1844. Almost discovered 1827 🇩🇪Gottfried Osann, also named it ruthenium as hints were found in ores from the Ural mountains in Russia #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

43 Technetium Tc, lightest element whose isotopes all radioactive. 1st element to be artificially synthesized 1937 by 🇮🇹Carlo Perrier & Emilio Segrè, hence name form Greek τεχνητός technitos for artificial. Mendeleev's ekamanganese #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

42 Molybdenum Mo, similar to graphite ore molybdenite from Ancient Greek Μόλυβδος molybdos for lead as confused for lead ore. 1778 🇸🇪Carl Wilhelm Scheele identified it as containing a new element, isolated 1781🇸🇪Peter Jacob Hjelm #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

41 Niobium Nb, named after Niobe from Greek mythology daughter of Tantulus because of remarkable similarity to Tantalum. Formerly called columbium after Nb containing mineral columbite, itself named after Christopher Columbus #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language

At the end of The Secret Life of the Periodic Table I talk of the search for new elements. The next discovery is very unlikely to be element 119. Element hunting has now entered the realm of nuclear physics !

40 Zirconium Zr, minerals mentioned in biblical writing including red zircon from Arabic زَرْقُون zarqūn meaning bright red. Not known to contain new element until 1789 🇩🇪Martin Heinrich Klaproth named element Zirkonerde (zirconia) #etymology #Elements #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Language