Number Theory and the Periodicity of Matter by Jan C. A. Boeyens, Demetrius C. Levendis.

Number Theory and the Periodicity of Matter

Philosophers have long speculated that a link exists between natural numbers and the physical world... Pythagoras: "...all is number" John Dalton (1803): "...Atoms combine in simple numerical ratios..." Prout’s hypothesis, published anonymously in 1815: "...the elements are...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boeyens, J. C. A. (Jan C. A.)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Levendis, Demetrius C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
Subjects:
Chemistry.
Chemistry, Inorganic.
Chemistry > Mathematics.
Physical organic chemistry.
Mathematics.
Physics.
Materials.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only).
Description
Summary:Philosophers have long speculated that a link exists between natural numbers and the physical world... Pythagoras: "...all is number" John Dalton (1803): "...Atoms combine in simple numerical ratios..." Prout’s hypothesis, published anonymously in 1815: "...the elements are different aggregates of the atoms of primordial hydrogen..." Alexandre Émile Beguyer de Chancourtois (1862): "...the properties of the elements are the properties of numbers..." William Harkins (1921): "...the ratio Z/(A - Z) never exceeds the value 0.62 in atomic species..." Within this book, readers with an interest in mathematics, science or natural philosophy will find this expectation addressed...
Physical Description:digital.
ISBN:9781402066603
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4020-6660-3

Similar Items