Chemistry of the Elements

the book is very informative.it explains how the elements came into being,the characteristics of all elements and its properties to bond from other elements.its a very excellent choice of text used because its not hard to understand the scriptures on the book.a must have copy for all students...

Did you know that the ending ON in silicon was chosen (by Thomas Thomson) to stress the analogy of this element with both carbon and boron? I didn't. Along with such kind of historical details, Greenwood and Earnshaw's book contains a great deal of information (data, tables, graphs, etc.) about the elements of the Periodic Table and their corresponding compounds. The material is logically organized in 31 chapters, which are followed by 7 appendices (1341 pages!). This chemistry bible should stay on the desk of every chemist and scientist alike.

Great reference book. Excellent for any inorganic text book needs.

This is a good book for graduate studies. It list the elements by chapter which would be helpful for reference. I recieved the package promptly and in very goo condition too! Would definitely buy from seller again.

eventually will be superseded by wikipedia but not yet. only weakness is that its so big the ergonomics if reading it are compromised

Good general reference information for the inorganic chemist. A bit too general at times, but overall, it covers most of the areas of interest in modern inorganic chemistry.

If you're a chemist, you should buy this book. Old copies sell for under a dollar and the amount of information in the text is staggering.

What I have wanted for years : a descriptive chemistry book. Well detailed and fascinating reading. You need some background to understand it though.