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View SchemaMendeleev and the Periodic Table of Elements
| Authors | Subhash Kak |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0411080 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0411080 |
| Journal | Sandhan, vol 4, no 2, pp. 115-123, 2004 |
Abstract
This note presents reasons why Mendeleev chose Sanskrit names (now superseded) for eight elements in the periodic table.
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