Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc audiobook runs 13.6 hours unabridged, narrated by John Sackville (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Sackville
John Sackville narrates 156 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,342 hours in all.
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About as long, on the World shelf
860 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc is an audiobook by Hugh Aldersey-Williams: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John Sackville, released October 7, 2025, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Sackville
- Released
- October 7, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9780063471122
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc audiobook?
Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is the Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc audiobook free?
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Who narrates Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc?
Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc is narrated by John Sackville.
Is Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.5 hours.