Re: Re-inventing the Wheel: a new periodic table

On Jun 21, 2:24 pm, david.bostw...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (David
Bostwick) wrote:
I know top-posting is not normal, but sometimes comments belong at the start
of a reply.

If your idea is so much better than those who've gone before you, why not just
say, "I did this," instead of using third person? Is this the royal "one
man", or just meant to send people to your Web page before they connect your
address with the URL? At least Mendeleev didn't attach his name to the
table. (Such humility.)

Just because you "dare" to change things has zero connection to the
idea that more great things are about to happen. A lot of people have had
"revolutionary" ideas (your humility astounds again), but they never panned
out (q.v. cold fusion, polywater).

Your idea may be great, but let's give it at least a couple of days before we
rip pages out of our textbooks.

In article <1182454492.312946.91...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, taylor

<j...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A lot of amazing things are happening in science. This story is about
one man re-inventing the periodic table so that it is easy to
understand. Imagine that!

The fact that someone would dare change the periodic table suggests
more great things are about to happen in the world of science. It is
revolutionary because its radical new design tears down the current
ideas and starts again from scratch.

You can decide for yourself if this man has made the periodic table
easy to understand - simply go tohttp://www.rotaperiod.com/

Highlights:

- It uses 12 columns instead of 18

- It re-draws the line between metals and non-metals

- It emphasizes the strength of the 4+ elements (temperature, organic
chemistry)

- It does not classify the 5+, 6+, 7+, 8+ metals into groups V, VI,
VII, and VIII (or IUPAC 5, 6, 7, 8)

- It uses the vertical and horizontal of the page to displace elements
in a new way

- It incorporates the Lanthanide and Actinide Series elements

It is called the Rota Period (or Rota's Period) and makes Chemistry
easier to understand because it is based upon showing valence/
oxidation (which determine how elements combine).

Hi David,

I apologize for being immodest and my poor netiquette for posting the
information.

Here is an explanation of the Rota Period: http://www.rotaperiod.com/rotaperiod.pdf


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