Aluminium: The Thirteenth Element
Aluminium: The Thirteenth Element is a Russian encyclopedia completely devoted to aluminium. The encyclopedia is published by United Company RUSAL, at the end of 2007, in both Russian and English. Four thousand copies were printed (240 pages).
The front cover of the English edition | |
| Editor | Elena Shanina |
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| Author | Andrey Drozdov |
| Original title | Алюминий. Тринадцатый элемент. Энциклопедия |
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| Illustrator | Arseny Meshcheryakov (Art Director) |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | English, Russian |
| Subject | Aluminium |
| Genre | Reference book |
| Publisher | The RUSAL Library |
Publication date | 2007 |
Published in English | 2007 |
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| ISBN | 978-5-91523-002-5 (Russian: ISBN 978-5-91523-001-8) |
| 503 | |
| LC Class | QD |
Original text | Алюминий. Тринадцатый элемент. Энциклопедия at RUSAL |
| Translation | Aluminium. Thirteenth Element. Encyclopedia at RUSAL |
The encyclopedia covers various areas of aluminium application, starting from car engineering and architecture to jewellery and fashion, recounts how this metal was discovered, and describes technologies of its production, its properties and benefits for various spheres of life.
The book consists of 9 chapters, with an index/glossary and name index enclosed at the end. The encyclopedia contains diversified illustrative materials stemming from Russia and from overseas photo archives, museums and private collections.