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I immersed myself in The Periodic Table gladly and gratefully. There is nothing superfluous here, everything this book contains is essential. It is wonderful pure, and beautifully translated...I was deeply impressed.

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Saul Bellow
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 10
Died: 2005
Died: April 5
Author
Essayist
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Solomon Bellows
Book
Table
Periodic
Nothing
Tables
Immersed
Deeply
Gladly
Essential
Translated
Essentials
Superfluous
Pure
Beautifully
Wonderful
Contains
Everything
Impressed
Gratefully

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