Luminous Phenomena
a story of spontaneous combustion, phosphorescence and other cold lights
$86.35
- Hardcover
278 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2025
Summary
Unveiling Earth’s Glowing Mysteries: A Journey into Luminous Phenomena
Light is essential to basically all life on earth; even where the light of the sun doesn’t reach, we find plants and creatures which emit their own light. Fire, light with heat, is one of the oldest technologies humanity has harnessed and we understand it fairly well. But around the world examples of strange light that behaves differently to fire abound. Chemistry, physics and biology can provide some of the answ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837070022 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837070024 |
| Author: | Allan Pentecost |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Imprint: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 278 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Allan Pentecost
Allan Pentecost hails from the town of Southborough in Kent. His primary school on Southborough Common allowed him to observe and become inspired by the natural world. He was introduced to chemistry by an uncle who bought him a Lotts Chemistry set for Christmas 1959. It too proved inspirational and he began a long and happy relationship with the subject. He attended the Tunbridge Wells Technical High School where he was encouraged to pursue science. He won a scholarship in chemistry and physics to Imperial College London in 1967 and after gaining a PhD followed an academic career at the University of London. He is currently an emeritus reader at King’s College London and is enjoying retirement in a small village in Cumbria.
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