University Chemistry ›› 2019, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (12): 8-12.doi: 10.3866/PKU.DXHX201910033

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Julius Lothar Meyer: The Co-Discoverer of the Periodic System of Elements

Ning YUAN*()   

  • Received:2019-10-16 Accepted:2019-11-26 Published:2019-12-11
  • Contact: Ning YUAN E-mail:ning.yuan@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:
    中国矿业大学(北京)本科教育教学改革与研究项目(J180315);中国矿业大学(北京)本科教育教学改革与研究项目(J190410);中国矿业大学(北京)"课程思政"示范课程建设项目(SZ190401)

Abstract:

The periodic system of elements had been individually discovered by German chemist Julius Lothar Meyer and Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev during almost the same period of time, who both received the Davy Medal of the Royal Society. However, the contribution of Meyer on the periodic system of elements has not attracted enough attention. On the occasion of the International Year of the Periodic Table of the Elements, the author writes this article to describe Meyer's lifetime and his contribution to chemistry. The present article is dedicated to Meyer, a great pioneer in the history of chemistry.

Key words: Periodic system of elements, Meyer, Universität Tübingen, History of chemistry