A HISTORY OF THE
P E R I O D I C TA B L E
T H E M O D E R N P E R I O D I C TA B L E
P L AT O ( 3 6 0 B C )
STOICHEA →
“ELEMENTS”
T H E F I R S T P E R I O D I C TA B L E
ARISTOTLE’S
PERIODIC
TA B L E ( 3 5 0 B C )
ELEMENTS FROM ANTIQUITY
• carbon
• gold
• copper
• silver
• lead
• sulfur
• iron
• tin
• mercury
• zinc
Prior to 1500 arsenic, antimony and bismuth added.
By 1750, phosphorus, cobalt and platinum had been added.
CHEMICAL TRIADS (1817)
JOHANN
WOLFGANG
DOBEREINER
Examples of Döbereiner’s Triads
Li
Na
K
Examples of Döbereiner’s Triads
Ca
Sr
Ba
Examples of Döbereiner’s Triads
Cl
Br
I
AT O M I C M A S S E S ( 1 8 2 6 - 1 8 6 0 )
JEAN
BAPTISTE
ANDRÉ
DUMAS
M E Y E R ’ S TA B L E ( 1 8 6 4 )
JULIUS
LOTHAR
MEYER
M E Y E R ’ S P E R I O D I C TA B L E
N E W L A N D S ’ O C TA V E S ( 1 8 6 5 )
JOHN
NEWLANDS
N E W L A N D S ’ P E R I O D I C TA B L E
F AT H E R O F T H E P E R I O D I C
TA B L E ( 1 8 6 9 )
DIMITRI
I VA N O V I C H
MENDELEEV
M E N D E L E E V ’ S 1 8 6 9 TA B L E
M E N D E L E E V ’ S 1 8 7 1 TA B L E
MAPPING THE MODERN
P E R I O D I C TA B L E