Scerri, Eric (2015) The discovery of the periodic table as a case of simultaneous discovery. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 373. ISSN 0962-8436
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The article examines the question of priority and simultaneous discovery in the context of the discovery of the periodic system. It is argued that rather than being anomalous, simultaneous discovery is the rule. Moreover, I argue that the discovery of the periodic system by at least six authors in over a period of years represents one of the best examples of a multiple discovery. This notion is supported by a new view of the evolutionary development of science through a mechanism that is dubbed Sci-Gaia by analogy with Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis.
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| Keywords: | periodic table, elements, discovery, multiple discovery, Gaia | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Chemistry General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > History of Science Case Studies General Issues > Natural Kinds General Issues > Science Education |
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| Depositing User: | Eric Scerri | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2025 14:21 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2025 14:21 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 24553 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A | ||||||
| Publisher: | Royal Society | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rst... | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Chemistry General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > History of Science Case Studies General Issues > Natural Kinds General Issues > Science Education |
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| Date: | 2015 | ||||||
| Volume: | 373 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0962-8436 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24553 |
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