Early responses to the periodic system
Contributor(s): Kaji, Masanori (Ed) | Kragh, Helge (Ed) | Pallo, Gabor (Ed).
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BookPublisher: Oxford Oxford University Press 2015Description: xviii,322p. hb 9.5x6.5.ISBN: 9780190200077.Subject(s): Periodic table of the elements | Periodic law | Chemical elements | Chemistry--History--19th centuryDDC classification: 546.8 Summary: The reception of the periodic system of elements has received little attention among scientists and historians alike. While many historians have studied Mendeleev's discovery of the periodic system, few have analyzed the ways in which the scientific community perceived and employed it. American historian of science Stephen G. Brush concluded that the periodic law had been generally accepted in the United States and Britain, and has suggested the need to extend this study to other countries.
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The reception of the periodic system of elements has received little attention among scientists and historians alike. While many historians have studied Mendeleev's discovery of the periodic system, few have analyzed the ways in which the scientific community perceived and employed it. American historian of science Stephen G. Brush concluded that the periodic law had been generally accepted in the United States and Britain, and has suggested the need to extend this study to other countries.
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