The Mystery of the Periodic Table
by Jeanne Bendick Author, Benjamin Wiker Author
A narrative account of the discovery of the elements of the periodic table through the ages. Introduces Von Helmont, Boyle, Stahl, Priestly, Cavendish, Lavoisier, and many other scientists.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 188393771X
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 18
- Pages
- 170
- Suggested Grades
- 6th - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- Brussels, Ireland, England, France
- Historical Setting
- 1640 - 2006
- Publisher
- Bethlehem Books
- Edition
- first
- Copyright
- 2003
- URL
- http://www.bethlehembooks.com/product_detail.cf...
Chapters
- 1 The Puzzle
- 2 The First Chemists
- 3 Earth, Air, Fire and Water
- 4 The Alchemists
- 5 This Spirit, Hitherto Unknown
- 6 The Atomists Return
- 7 The Strange Tale of Phlogiston, the Element That Wasn't
- 8 Mr. Priestly Clears Things Up
- 9 Mr. Cavendish and Inflammable Air
- 10 Chemistry's French Revolution
- 11 A Revolution in Names
- 12 Nature Never Creates Other Than Balance in Hand
- 13 Mr. Dalton and His Atoms
- 14 The Shocking Mr. Davy
- 15 Guy-Lussac and Avogadro to the Rescue
- 16 Things Fall into Place: Triads and Octaves
- 17 The Mystery Solved
- 18 The Mystery Continues
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