Table of Contents

Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and the Question of Reduction; The Electronic Configuration Model, Quantum Mechanics and Reduction; The Periodic Table and the Electron; How Good is the Quantum Mechanical Explanation of the Periodic System; Prediction and the Periodic Table; Lowdin's Remarks on the Aufbau Principle and a Philosopher's View of Ab Initio Quantum Chemistry; Mendeleev's Legacy; The Role of Triads in the Evolution of the Periodic Table: Past and Present; The Past and Future of the Periodic Table; The Dual Sense of the Term "ElementsA", Attempts to Derive the Madelung Rule, and the Optimal Form of the Periodic Table, If Any.

Reviews

It bundles some of his most brilliant papers into one volume, and it provides the reader with a thorough overview of Scerri's cutting edge research on the periodic table. -- Foundations of Chemistry "Foundations of Chemistry"

Selected Papers demonstrates how an author's perceptions of a single topic have materialized historically. The Selected Papers confirms that this is still an active research area and is a worthy addition to a library of materials on the periodic table. The publication adds significantly to the historical and philosophical dimensions of the topic. -- Kevin C de Berg "Avondale College, Australia"

The volumes will certainly serve as a source for future history of the philosophy of chemistry, and, in particular, the history and philosophy of quantum chemistry. -- Metascience "Metascience"