Periodic Table

By Archduke Kell
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    Plato coins "Element."

    Plato first uses the word element.
  • Aristotle proposes the Element.
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    Aristotle proposes the Element.

    He proposes that all things are made of four elements. Air, Water Fire and Earth.
  • Democritus and Lecuppus propose atom.
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    Democritus and Lecuppus propose atom.

    They propose the ideas that matter has a state where it cannot be broken down any more.
  • Skeptical Chemist

    Skeptical Chemist

    Boyle writes a book that includes the foundation of what would be known as molecules and other chemistry ideas.
  • The First List

    The First List

    Antoine Lavoisier composes the first comprehensive list of elements.
  • Weights and Letters

    Weights and Letters

    Jakob Berzeious develops the weight and letter system we use today
  • Groups

    Groups

    Dobreneir made groups.

  • The first draft

    Newlands develops the first "Table" by weight.
  • Almost right.

    Almost right.

    Lothar Meyer develops a table, similar to Mendeleev's, but without the power to predict elements and their abilities.
  • The Periodic Table.

    The Periodic Table.

    Mendeleev creates the final "Periodic Table."