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The periodic table and other wallcharts in the teaching of chemistry in St Andrews, 1884–1919

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R. Alan Aitken, M. Pilar Gil

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The teaching of the chemistry of the elements at the University of St Andrews by Professor Thomas Purdie FRS is examined with reference to selections from a collection of recently discovered historic wallcharts and extracts from his detailed hand-written lecture notes. Together these reveal a comprehensive and exciting
programme of lectures incorporating numerous practical demonstrations which were continually updated to reflect the latest state of knowledge in what was a rapidly changing field.
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Original languageEnglish
Article number20190299
Number of pages17
JournalPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Volume378
Issue number2180
Early online date17 Aug 2020
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Publication statusPublished - 18 Sep 2020

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  • Periodic table, Chemistry wallcharts, Elements, Lecture demonstrations

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