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The first periodic table? The telluric screw of Chancourtois
In 1862 Béguyer de Chancourtois published his classification of elements, the first to identify periodicity on the basis of atomic weight. This post discusses this discovery
Pierre Avenas
4 days ago7 min read
Call for Abstracts | 29th Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry | 29-31 July 2026
Communicated on behalf of Eric Scerri // We are pleased to announce that the 29th annual conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC 2026) will be held from 29 to 31 July 2026 , at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) under the auspices of the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC). https://philosophyofchemistry.com/ We invite proposals addressing a diverse r
Karoliina Pulkkinen
Dec 7, 20252 min read
International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry meeting at UCLA in Los Angeles 2026
Conference announcement from Eric Scerri Eric Scerri will be organizing the 29th annual conference of the International Society for the...
Karoliina Pulkkinen
Sep 22, 20251 min read
The chemical bond: The biggest chemical paradigm, or the greatest chemical uncertainty?
How should we define the chemical bond?
Sebastian Kozuch
Sep 4, 20254 min read
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