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2013 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
3. Great Discoveries
verfasst von : Jan C. A. Boeyens
Erschienen in: The Chemistry of Matter Waves
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
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Abstract
The two major achievements of 19th century science that produced the periodic table of the elements and the electromagnetic theory are reviewed. A critical analysis of Prout’s hypothesis, Newlands’ law of octaves and Nagaoka’s Saturnian model of the atom argues for a major re-assessment of the currently accepted history and interpretation of this most important chemical discovery of all time. The synthesis of concepts around chemical affinity and molecular conformation by Sommerfeld is recognized as the ultimate development of chemical theory based on Newton’s particle model.
The developments that led to the unification of magnetism, electricity and optics happened during the same period. The empirical observations that resulted in Maxwell’s synthesis are reviewed. The theory of electromagnetic radiation and the supporting theory of wave motion are critically examined.