The periodic table and other wallcharts in the teaching of chemistry in St Andrews, 1884–1919
Abstract
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.
Citation
Aitken , R A & Gil , M P 2020 , ' The periodic table and other wallcharts in the teaching of chemistry in St Andrews, 1884–1919 ' , Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences , vol. 378 , no. 2180 , 20190299 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0299
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
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Peer reviewed
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1364-503XType
Journal article
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