How long does it take to read The Mystery of the Periodic Table?
Benjamin D. Wiker, Benjamin Wiker, Jeanne Bendick
The Mystery of the Periodic Table by Benjamin D. Wiker, Benjamin Wiker, Jeanne Bendick takes about 3 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 168 pages, about 46,200 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book describes how curious people discovered the elements that are today known collectively as the periodic table. Various chapters describe the methodical science, accidents, and coincidences that led people to acknowledge a variety of invisible, nearly undetectable substances that make up our universe. Appropriate for Middle School and older readers.
Subjects: History of Chemistry, Periodic Table, How-it-was-made, Science history, Juvenile Non-Fiction, Living History Library
