Mendeleev and the Periodic Table of Elements
History and Philosophy of Physics
2007-05-23 v2
Abstract
This note presents reasons why Mendeleev chose Sanskrit names (now superseded) for eight elements in the periodic table.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0411080,
title = {Mendeleev and the Periodic Table of Elements},
author = {Subhash Kak},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0411080},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
10 pages; with two additional explanatory tables