The periodic table of elements in chemistry textbooks for junior high-schools

Abstract

Elements are not disparate entities but form interrelated families (…). That we understand the origins of periodicity (…) means that we understand the personalities of the elements. Chemistry deals with entities that have personalities rather than their component parts, and it is right, I think, to present systematic as a story of the interaction of personalities

Mendeleev’s Portrayal and Mendeleevian Eponyms in Chemical Education: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

“…In recent years, Mainz (2018) has described the historical role of Mendeleev in developing chemistry textbooks for Russia. Chrzanowski et al (2017) have studied representations of the periodic table of elements in Polish chemistry textbooks, and Akaygun and Arkun (2022) have completed the same task for Turkish chemistry textbooks. However, none of these studies has focused on Mendeleevian eponyms.…”