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Article: The periodic table on tour.
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- Canadian Chemical News
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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Eric R. Scerri travelled from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to the University of Calgary. The UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry was invited to speak at a conference of the International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching Group on June 24, 2007. A special "author meets critics" plenary session was organized to discuss Scerri's book on the periodic table of the elements. This article will briefly examine the contents of the book and its implications for chemical education.
Scerri's book, The Periodic Table: Its Stow and Its Significance (Oxford University Press, 2007) is only the third ...