UCLA Chemist Provides New Insights into one of Science's Icons and its History

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Eric Scerri is author of The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance (Oxford University Press) Credit: Oxford University Press
Eric Scerri is author of “The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance” (Oxford University Press) Credit: Oxford University Press

The periodic table of chemical elements hangs in front of chemistry classrooms and in science laboratories worldwide. Yet much was unknown about its history and evolution until now.


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