Constable, Edwin C.. (2019) From Glyph to Element Symbol - A Story of Names. Chimia, 73 (10). pp. 837-839.
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Abstract
When I write the symbol Fe, all scientists know that I am talking about iron. Today's chemists use element symbols in formulae without thinking where they came from. This article looks at the history of element symbols and why we use the ones we do.
| Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Chemie > Former Organization Units Chemistry > Anorganische Chemie (Constable) |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Constable, Edwin Charles |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft |
| ISSN: | 0009-4293 |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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| Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2019 15:43 |
| Deposited On: | 06 Nov 2019 15:43 |
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