A review of Eric Scerri’s Selected Papers on the Periodic Table. This appeared in the International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group NEWSLETTER, February 2010
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Eric Scerri (2009) Selected Papers on The Periodic Table. Imperial College Press, London, ISBN: 13 978-1-84816-425-3, price: US$88
Reviewed by: Kevin C de Berg, Avondale College, Australia
The ten selected papers, preceded by [...]

Eric R. Scerri (2008) Collected Papers on Philosophy of Chemistry. Imperial College Press, London. ISBN-13 978-1-84816-137-5: ISBN-10 1-84816-137-9: 248 pages. Price: $101 / 56.
Reviewed by: Joseph E. Earley, Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
What has philosophy to do with chemistry? Robert Boyle (1627-1691) a founder of modern chemistry had a low opinion of [...]

The Periodic Table lies at the heart of chemistry. Its iconic status is beyond question. It is the Rosetta Stone of Chemistry which has helped to unlock layer upon layer of chemical knowledge and a good deal of knowledge on physics too. However, few authors have been drawn to study its evolution and its philosophical [...]