Article ID: CBB821327917

A Measurement-Theoretic View on the Early Evolution of the Ordering of Chemical Elements (2020)

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Mets (2019) analyses the periodic system of chemical elements notably from the perspective of, inter alia, Patrick Suppes’ and Joseph Zinnes’ measurement theory (1962), taking for granted its applicability particularly to atomic weight and atomic number—the “primary” ordering principles. Here the applicability of the said theory to these aspects of the periodic table is critically scrutinised from its pre-evolution, or quantification of chemistry and inter-element relations at the end of the 18th century, to some stages of the evolution—briefly the contemporary one, and certain nineteenthcentury versions of the table. It is shown that measurement-theoretic terms, particularly scale types, are not applicable in this subject matter without complications. In addition, there emerges a development towards more substantial exactitude.

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Authors & Contributors
Scerri, Eric R.
Girolami, Gregory S.
Mainz, Vera V.
Giunta, Carmen J.
Maar, Juergen Heinrich
Marks, E. G.
Concepts
Chemistry
Periodic system of the elements; periodic table
Chemical elements
Philosophy of science
Classification
Education, Chemical
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
18th century
20th century, early
17th century
Places
Scotland
Russia
Portugal
Germany
Institutions
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
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