Article ID: CBB000006356

Sir William Crookes, victorium, and the Library of Congress (1980)

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Description An article illustrating the problems rising when codified history is not critically re-examined. In 1898 Crookes announced his discovery of a new rare earth element, monium, whose name he changed to victorium in 1900. Although this new “element” was found to be a mixture, it remained in the LC Classification Schedules until 1973. (G. B. KAUFFMAN)


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Authors & Contributors
Kragh, Helge S.
Knight, David
James, Frank A.J.L.
DeKosky, Robert K.
Brock, William H.
Kidd, Ian James
Concepts
Spiritualism
Occult sciences
Parapsychology; psychic phenomena
Biographies
Nebular hypothesis
Cosmic evolution
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Great Britain
Europe
British Isles
Institutions
Société Chimique de Paris
Society for Psychical Research
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