Who invented the periodic table?
By: Nigel Saunders
Series: Breakthroughs in science and technology; Breakthroughs in science and technology
Publisher: Arcturus Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9781848376809
Subjects: Tables; Discoveries in science; Periodic table of the elements; Juvenile literature; Periodic law
Description: "Looking at some of the major inventions and discoveries shaping our world today, Breakthroughs in Science profiles the research leading up to the discovery (not just profiles of the one or two key "players"). Each book describes the "famous" moment and then examines the continued evolution illustrating its impact today and for the future"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chemical elements; title: Periodic table of elements; title: Glow in the dark; title: Skeptical chemist; title: Mice and men; title: Atoms and symbols; title: Triads; title: 3-D table; title: Law of octaves; title: Joining power; title: Mendeleev's first table; title: Turning the table; title: Three eka elements; title: Whole new group; title: Towards the modern table; title: Mendeleev's last eka element; title: Tweaking the table; title: Agreed design?; title: Outer limits.