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The biography of a periodic spiral: From chemistry magazine, via industry, to a foucault pendulum

Benfey, Otto Theodor

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Title
The biography of a periodic spiral: From chemistry magazine, via industry, to a foucault pendulum
Author(s)
Benfey, Otto Theodor
Issue Date
2009-09-15
Keyword(s)
  • History
  • Chemistry
  • Periodic system element
  • Spiral table
Abstract
An account of the development of periodic spiral table of elements. The spiral table in the student magazine Chem. was introduced in 1964 to emphasize the complex yet beautiful periodicity in the properties of the chem. elements. It was modified as new elements were discovered or predicted. The table began appearing in textbooks and was included in a history of chem. Franklin Hyde, creator of silicones, modified it to emphasize the central significance of carbon and silicon. It found its way to a Max Planck Institute in Germany under the swings of a Foucault pendulum.
Publisher
Division of the History of Chemistry
ISSN
1053-4385
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
article
Language
eng
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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/127754
DOI
https://doi.org/10.70359/bhc2009v034p141
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Copyright 2009 Division of the History of Chemistry

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Bulletin for the History of Chemistry: Volume 34, Number 2, 2009 PRIMARY