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{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - 1 2 Farmelo, Graham (30 January 2011). "Periodic Tales by Hugh Aldersey-Williams: review". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Periodic-Tales-Hugh-Aldersey-Williams/?isbn=9780061824722 [ dead link ]
- ↑ Campbell-Johnston, Rachel (2 October 2015). "It's elemental: art with good chemistry" . Times online. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "'The Curious Mind of Sir Thomas Browne'".
