Comments on: Nature’s building blocks http://blog.oup.com/2011/10/elements/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sun, 19 May 2013 15:31:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Eric Scerri http://blog.oup.com/2011/10/elements/#comment-238486 Eric Scerri Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:06:44 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=18872#comment-238486 Very interesting blog John. Your book is a masterpiece and I look forward to dipping into your new edition. On the question of the limits of the periodic table, I see a number of modern sources claiming it to be 137, although oddly enough if the finite size of the nucleus is taken into account this number apparently rises to 172 or even 173. My own book, "A Very Sort Introduction to the Periodic Table", will appear on Dec 1st, also from OUP. Very interesting blog John. Your book is a masterpiece and I look forward to dipping into your new edition.

On the question of the limits of the periodic table, I see a number of modern sources claiming it to be 137, although oddly enough if the finite size of the nucleus is taken into account this number apparently rises to 172 or even 173.

My own book, “A Very Sort Introduction to the Periodic Table”, will appear on Dec 1st, also from OUP.

]]> By: Richard Holliday http://blog.oup.com/2011/10/elements/#comment-233912 Richard Holliday Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:30:03 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=18872#comment-233912 John, Delighted to see you have picked up on the new emerging uses of gold as a catalyst and in nanotechnology. I'll be buying a copy of the book to see what you have included on this and the other precious metals John, Delighted to see you have picked up on the new emerging uses of gold as a catalyst and in nanotechnology. I’ll be buying a copy of the book to see what you have included on this and the other precious metals

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