From Arsenic to Zirconium

****93 short poems that teach the lay reader about the elements of the periodic table. An entertaining and informative collection for a general audience by a professor of chemical sciences.* * **

The Periodic Table of Poems is a unique collection of 93 short poems that explores the properties and nuances of each element in the periodic table. Davern discusses the science, history, and quirks of each element--things like why potassium reacts explosively with water, what about arsenic makes it both a deadly poison and a cure for syphilis, and how mercury inspired the term "mad as a hatter".

For example:

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* Li, small and light, the soft metal with mettle!*

*Keeps much of our mobile-power'd world in good fettle;*

*In sea and in soil,*

*Floats on water and oil,*

*Has helped many's the troubled mind settle.*