Comments on: A Circular Periodic Table of Elements

By: Baro

Baro — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:49:02 +0000

I would do it in spiral, putting the letters in a way that doesn’t actually require it to be rotated

By: Ant Dude

Ant Dude — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:53:05 +0000

So many of them: http://www.meta-synthesis.com/webbook/35_pt/pt_database.php

By: Ninjaturtlethug

Ninjaturtlethug — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:26:50 +0000

I have to question the work ethic of these scientists, I havent had trouble rotating a textbook since that time BOTH of my arms were broken

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:23:08 +0000

There's also the 3D Alexander Arrangement of the Periodic Table, which makes better sense of the rare earth and transition metals.

By: Edward

Edward — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:34:14 +0000

Interesting exercise with useful results. I can envision other such rearrangements that will provide other useful insights. However, the periodic table has survived intact for this long because it was near perfect at inception.

By: prophet666

prophet666 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:35:19 +0000

one must admire Dmitri Mendeleev foresight in 1869,i agree that this work should be preserved in its original form

By: carl

carl — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:35:16 +0000

“Abubakr’s arrangement means that the table can only be read by rotating it. That’s tricky with a textbook and impossible with most computer screens.”

That’s a pretty stupid statement. Obviously the text can be written all pointing the same direction. Just because the little boxes are centrally radial doesn’t mean the text inside them has to be.