Thursday, February 07, 2008

Feb. 7, 1863: An Early Stab at Organizing the Elements

Feb. 7, 1863: An Early Stab at Organizing the Elements: "British chemist John Newlands organizes the known elements, listing them in a table determined by atomic weight, according to what he provisionally calls his 'law of octaves.' It is not an instant hit."

The evolution of scientific thought. The periodic table is taken for granted now but coming up with it the first time was hard, this was a misstep but that is what science is all about.

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