@article{456524,
      recid = {456524},
      author = {Scerri, Eric R.},
      title = {The periodic table : a very short introduction /},
      publisher = {Oxford University Press,},
      address = {Oxford ;},
      pages = {xx, 147 p. :},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {The periodic table is an iconic symbol of science, and an  understanding of it is essential to the physical sciences.   In this volume the author presents an exploration of the  periodic table in the physical sciences, considering the  deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to  atomic physics and quantum mechanics.  He shows how this  scientific knowledge about the elements was gained and  considers its wider meaning.  He introduces the significant  figures in the development of the periodic table, as well  as key ideas about early atomic theory and quantum  mechanics. Also considered is the debated question of  whether there is an optimal periodic table, and if so, what  form it might take.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/456524},
}