The periodic table: a very short introduction

1. The elements

2. A quick overview of the modern periodic table

3. Atomic weight, triads, and Prout

4. Steps towards the periodic table

5. The Russian genius: Mendeleev

6. Physics invades the periodic table

7. Electronic structure

8. Quantum mechanics

9. Modern alchemy: from missing elements to synthetic elements

10. Forms of the periodic table.

1. Introduction; 2. Atomic weight, Triads and Prout; 3. Steps towards the periodic table; 4. Triumph of a Russian genius; 5. The impact of the new physics; 6. How the electron explains the periodic table; 7. How chemists reacted; 8. Quantum Mechanics makes further advances; 9. Forged in the stars; 10. Back to Chemistry; 11. Why so many tables? Which is best?; Further reading.