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This digital collection features selected visual representations of the periodic table of the elements, with an emphasis on alternative layouts including circular, cylindrical, pyramidal, spiral, and triangular forms. Ranging in date from the 1860s to the 1990s, the materials provide a panorama of the historic evolution of the periodic table following Dmitri Mendeleev's initial 1869 design. Illustrations depicting chemical elements and concepts in atomic theory are also included in this collection.

Rare books, Engravings

Plate 6: Symbols of compound elements
- Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy
- 1810
Continued from plate 5.
- Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
- Printer Russell & Allen
- Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemical elements, Atomic theory
Rare books, Engravings

Plate 5: Elements
- Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy
- 1810
This plate exhibits various symbols devised to represent simple and compound elements; they are nearly the same as in plate 4, only extended and corrected.
- Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
- Printer Russell & Allen
- Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemical elements, Atomic theory
Rare books, Engravings

Plate 4: Elements
- Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy
- 1808
This plate contains the arbitrary marks or signs chosen to represent several chemical elements, from simple elements such as hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen, to septenary elements such as an atom of sugar.
- Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
- Engraver Slack
- Printer Russell, S.
- Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemical elements, Atomic theory
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in style of helix drawn on one cylinder
- 1863 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements depicted as a helix drawn on a single cylinder. This table was originated by French geologist and mineralogist…
- Creator Of Work Béguyer de Chancourtois, A. E. (Alexandre Emile), 1820-1886, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Béguyer de Chancourtois, A. E. (Alexandre Emile), 1820-1886, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements, Scientific illustration
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Left-step series table with elements arranged according to their valences
- 1955 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a left-step series table with the symbols of the elements arranged according to their valences. This table was originated by chemist Edward…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Right-side electronic configuration series table
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a right-side electronic configuration series table. While the design of this table is unattributed, it bears some similarity to Subtype…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Partial left-step series table designed by Edward G. Mazurs
- 1955 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Partial graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a left-step series table with the symbols of the elements arranged according to their valences. The section displayed here depicts…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Partial left-step series table designed by Edward G. Mazurs
- 1955 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Partial graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a left-step series table with the symbols of the elements arranged according to their valences. The section displayed here depicts…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in style of helix and space lemniscate with two additional loops for rare earth elements
- 1905 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a helix and space lemniscate with two additional loops for the rare earth elements. This table was…
- Creator Of Work Walker, Claude Frederic, Mazurs, Edward G., Gooch, Frank Austin, 1852-1929
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements, Gooch, Frank Austin, 1852-1929, Rare earths
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in style of helix and space lemniscate with additional loop for rare earth elements
- 1900 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a helix and space lemniscate with an additional loop for the rare earth elements. This table was…
- Creator Of Work Schirmeisen, Karl, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements, Rare earths
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in style of helix wound on three main stepwise cylinders
- 1916 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed in the style of a helix wound on three main stepwise cylinders placed laterally with a common generating line at…
- Creator Of Work Stintzing, Hugo, 1888-1970, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in the style of Archimedes spiral
- 1935 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements as an Archimedes spiral with a single revolution. This table was originated by Nicolas Opolonick in 1935 and classified by chemist Edward G. Mazurs as…
- Creator Of Work Opolonick, Nicolas, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Series table consisting of two mirror-like images
- Circa 1957
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a series table consisting of two parts that are arranged like mirror-images of one another. While the design of this table is unattributed,…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in the style of a space lemniscate
- 1898 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a space lemniscate. This table was originated by British chemist and physicist Sir William Crookes…
- Creator Of Work Crookes, William, 1832-1919, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Crookes, William, 1832-1919, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in style of helix with three sizes of revolutions
- 1918 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a helix with three sizes of revolutions for eight representative, ten transitional, and fourteen rare…
- Creator Of Work Vogel, Rudolf, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in style of helix with three sizes of revolutions
- 1892 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a helix with three sizes of revolutions. This table was originated by Henry Bassett in 1892 and classified…
- Creator Of Work Bassett, Henry, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic tables in style of spiral with eight radii
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Two graphic representations of the periodic table of chemical elements depicted as a spiral with eight radii. While the design of these tables is unattributed, it bears some similarity to Types IB2-2, IB2-4, and IB2-5…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Right-side electronic configuration series table symmetrical about a horizontal line
- 1926 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a right-side electronic configuration series table symmetrical about a horizontal line. This table was originated by Italian chemists Luigi…
- Creator Of Work Rolla, Luigi, Piccardi, Giorgio, 1895-1972, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements, Piccardi, Giorgio, 1895-1972
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in style of parallel lines
- 1938 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of parallel lines, with the single lines representing subshells and the groups of parallel lines representing different shells. This table…
- Creator Of Work Steinberg, Robert A., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in style of concentric circles on a plane
- 1941 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of concentric circles on a plane. This table was originated by L. Sibaiya in 1941 and classified by chemist Edward G. Mazurs as Type IIIB4-3…
- Creator Of Work Sibaiya, L., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in style of space concentric circles in eight planes
- 1943 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of space concentric circles in eight planes. This table was originated by G. Haenzel in 1943 and classified…
- Creator Of Work Haenzel, G., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Left-side electronic configuration series table with combined blocks of alkali metals and nonmetals
- 1953 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a left-side electronic configuration series table with the alkali metals and nonmetals combined into one block of representative elements.…
- Creator Of Work Rodriguez, Gil Chaverri, 1921-2005, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Left-side electronic configuration series table "stretched" in vertical direction
- 1948 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a left-side electronic configuration series table "stretched" in a vertical direction. This table was originated by David T. Gibson in 1948…
- Creator Of Work Gibson, David T., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table in the style of a right-side zigzag
- 1931 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a right-side zigzag. This table was originated by C.H. Douglas Clark in 1931 and classified by chemist Edward G. Mazurs as Type IIIC4-2…
- Creator Of Work Douglas Clark, C. H., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
2 items
Slides, Charts, diagrams, etc

Right-side electronic configuration series table
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a right-side electronic configuration series table. While the design of this table is unattributed, it bears some similarity to Subtype…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements

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