{"product_id":"used-the-13th-element","title":"Used - The 13th Element","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe incredible \"\"glowing\"\" history of the \"\"Devil's element \"\"phosphorus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by ninth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants, the chemical element phosphorus has fascinated us for more than three centuries. It may even be the cause of will-o'-the wisps and spontaneous human combustion! Now John Emsley has written an enthralling account of this eerily luminescent element. Shining with wonderful nuggets-from murders-by-phosphorus to a match factory strike; from the firebombing of Hamburg to the deadly compounds derived from phosphorus today-The 13th Element weaves together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball characters, social upheavals, and bizarre events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish Date - 02\/18\/2000 - Used Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54393292521782,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/IMG-5907.heic?v=1786474087","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/used-the-13th-element","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}