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Happy 150th Birthday to the Periodic Table
Author(s) -
Scerri Eric R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201900460
Subject(s) - periodic table , table (database) , history , periodic system , line (geometry) , mathematics , physics , computer science , geometry , mathematical analysis , database , quantum mechanics
How many candles? ! The year 2019 has been named as the International Year of the Periodic Table in accordance with Mendeleev's work from 1869. In line with other celebratory events and articles to be found this year in Chemistry—A European Journal , here, Eric R. Scerri provides an historical account of the development of the periodic table and some of the debates and considerations surrounding this fundamental elementary ensemble.