Although Mendeleeff presented his periodic chart in a paper to the German Chemical Society in 1869, its acceptance was a gradual process. The changes in the chart and its movement to its present position inside the front cover of all texts is a perfect example of a change in paradigm, and allows us to show our students the evolution of a new idea.
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/1999Stock # jcst99_029_03_177Volume 029Issue 03