On Rare And Scattered Metals: Tales About Metals

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
About This Book......Page 6
THE TRIUMPH OF A GREAT LAW (GALLIUM)......Page 8
AN EVIL GENIE (RUBIDIUM)......Page 16
THE SECRET OF THE BENGAL PRIESTS (STRONTIUM)......Page 24
A FIND IN AN OLD QUARRY (YTTRIUM)......Page 31
DINOSAUR RESURRECTED (TECHNETIUM)......Page 38
AN ENGLISH SCIENTIST'S JOKE (PALLADIUM)......Page 46
NAMED AFTER CADMUS OF PHOENICIA (CADMIUM)......Page 54
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAND OF WONDERS (INDIUM)......Page 64
ONCE IN SCHTALHAUSEN MONASTERY (ANTIMONY)......Page 71
TWO BLUE STRANGERS (CESIUM)......Page 76
THE GOOD LUCK OF A SHOEMAKER FROM BOLOGNA (BARIUM)......Page 84
ONLY A TRACE (HAFNIUM)......Page 92
THE SECRET OF OLD WASTE DUMPS (RHENIUM)......Page 100
AN INSULT TO A NOBLE METAL (OSMIUM)......Page 107
ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW (IRIDIUM)......Page 114
BUDDING TWIG (THALLIUM)......Page 120
A SPACE MISSION (BISMUTH)......Page 126
THE RAREST OF THE RARE (FRANCIUM)......Page 136
ETERNAL RAYS (RADIUM)......Page 142
Back Cover......Page 154