The Principles of Chemistry

work by Mendeleev
Also known as: “Osnovy Khimii”

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  • Dmitri Mendeleev
    In Dmitri Mendeleev: Formulation of the periodic law

    …result was Osnovy khimii (1868–71; The Principles of Chemistry), which became a classic, running through many editions and many translations. When Mendeleev began to compose the chapter on the halogen elements (chlorine and its analogs) at the end of the first volume, he compared the properties of this group of…

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