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BRodda
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New Periodic Table

07/26/2005 8:33 AM

It looks like ecologist Philip Stewart has redesigned the periodic table. The new table drastically differs from the 1869 design by Dmitri Mendeleev that we are familiar with from our school days. The new design looks more like a galaxy with spirals and spokes. Neutronium replaces hydrogen as the keystone.

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Tough to find the actual image

07/26/2005 8:24 AM

ChemicalGalaxy.co provides a view of the new Periodic table, but sends you off to another site to purtchase it. Wikipedia provides this view of the new table. Tese are the best examples I can find online. I wish I could see a bigger, more detailed image, without having to buy a poster. If anyone finds a better view, please post the link. Thanks!

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Re:Tough to find the actual image

07/26/2005 8:47 AM

The sad thing is that they feel they need astronomy to sell chemistry to children.

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Does it add value?

07/27/2005 10:25 AM

Nice to see the chart! So, what's the point of this version? Does it capture anything that the original does not? It doesn't look that way to me (not that I've studied it or anything, but the groupings don't seem too different).

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Mental Model

07/28/2005 4:30 PM

The "traditional" periodic table is a powerful mental model. For a non-scientist such as myself, it's difficult to conceptualize the elements in any other way. It's also a good thing to try.
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