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The Quest for the Periodic Table (December 2012)
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Putting the Elements in Their Places; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by ERIC SCERRI; 2 Page(s)
Dating from the mid-1800s, the periodic table took decades to discover and was critical to atomic theory and quantum mechanics.
ERIC SCERRI is a lecturer in chemistry as well as history and philosophy of science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is author of The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance (Oxford University Press, 2007) and A Very Short Introduction to the Periodic Table (Oxford
University Press, 2011).
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The Spectroscope and Its Revelations; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Henry Draper; 2 Page(s)
July 17, 1866
HENRY DRAPER (1837—1882) was an American physician and amateur astronomer. Known for his pioneering astrophotography, he was the first to obtain a stellar spectrum, which reveals the star's constituent elements.
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Chemical Science; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by John Harvey Gladstone; 2 Page(s)
October 27, 1883
JOHN HARVEY GLADSTONE (1827—1902) was a renowned British chemist who also researched optics and spectroscopy.
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Recent Progress in Chemistry; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by H. Carrington Bolton; 3 Page(s)
June 19, 1886
HENRY CARRINGTON BOLTON (1843—1903) was a chemist and a leading bibliographer of science.
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An Undiscovered Gas; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by William Ramsey; 2 Page(s)
October 16, 1897
WILLIAM RAMSAY (1852—1916) was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases.
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Discovery of New Chemical Elements; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Clemens Winkler; 1 Page(s)
October 22, 1898
CLEMENS WINKLER (1838—1904) was a German chemist whose discovery of the element germanium helped to reveal the utility of the periodic table.
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Science Notes; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
November 29, 1902
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An Attempt at a Chemical Conception of Universal Ether; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by D. I. MENDELEJEFF; 2 Page(s)
March 19, 1904
DMITRY IVANOVICH MENDELEEV (1834—1907), a Russian chemist, is credited with creating the first version of the periodic table, which he used to predict the existence of other elements.
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Chemical Elements: Their Classification; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by H. E. Armstrong; 1 Page(s)
October 2, 1909
HENRY EDWARD ARMSTRONG (1848—1937) was an English chemist best known for his contributions to science pedagogy.
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The Elements; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by William Ramsay; 2 Page(s)
Their Inter-relation and Origin
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The Complexity of the Chemical Elements, Part I; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Frederick Soddy; 3 Page(s)
February 2, 1918
FREDERICK SODDY (1877—1956) was an English radiochemist. His work on the products of radioactive decay included the discovery of isotopes.
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What Is a Chemical Element?; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Frederick Soddy; 2 Page(s)
Our Concept of the Chemical Element Modified by Study of Radio-Active Change
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Chemical Affinity and Atomic Valence; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by G. CIAMICIAN AND M. PADOA; 2 Page(s)
Relation Between Chemical and Thermal Energy and Modern Views of the Constitution of the Atom
GIACOMO LUIGI CIAMICIAN (1857—1922) was a photochemist and Italian senator. He had what is probably the first solar panel on his roof.
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Building Blocks of the Universe; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by B. S. Hopkins; 3 Page(s)
The Romantic Search for New Chemical Elements Is Not a Blind Hunt But Is Guided By Remarkably Beautiful Scientific Principles of Prediction. How the New Element "Illinium" Was Found. Other Elements Are Now Being Sought
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The Evolution of the Periodic System; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Eric R. Scerri; 6 Page(s)
From its origins some 200 years ago, the periodic table has become a vital tool for modern chemists
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The Physical Properties of Gallium; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by M. LECOQ DE BOISBAUDRAN; 1 Page(s)
December 16, 1876
PAUL ÉMILE LECOQ DE BOISBAUDRAN (1838—1912) was a French chemist who discovered several elements, including gallium.
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Germanium; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)
August 27, 1887
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Osmium; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)
August 4, 1888
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The Stubborn Elements; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by CHARLES W. SHEPPARD; 2 Page(s)
Some Chemical Elements Thrust Themselves Upon Us, Many were Found Chemically, but the Last Few Have Required Delicate Physical Methods of Search
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Argon and Helium; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
May 11, 1895
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Recent Science; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)
July 27, 1895
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On the Position of Helium, Argon, and Krypton in the Scheme of Elements; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by William Crookes; 1 Page(s)
August 27, 1898
WILLIAM CROOKES (1832—1919) was a British chemist and physicist who worked extensively on spectroscopy. He also had a favorable view of spiritualism (the belief that spirits of the dead can communicate with the living). Because of this view, an 1878 Scientific American article, found later in this collection, labeled him an "unscientific scientist."
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The "Noble" Gases; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Henry P. Talbot; 2 Page(s)
How the "Nitrogen" of a Generation Ago Has Been Made to Yield Other Elements of Value to Chemistry
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Cover; The Quest for the Periodic Table; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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