Dmitri Mendeleev Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“We could live at the present day without a Plato, but a double number of Newtons is required to discover the secrets of nature, and to bring life into harmony with the laws of nature.”

“The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body.”

“Elements which are similar as regards their chemical properties have atomic weights which are either of nearly the same value (eg. Pt, Ir, Os) or which increase regularly (eg. K, Ru, Cs).”

“Certain characteristic properties of elements can be foretold from their atomic weights.”

“The establishment of a law, moreover, does not take place when the first thought of it takes form, or even when its significance is recognised, but only when it has been confirmed by the results of the experiment.”

“No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments.”

“We must expect the discovery of many as yet unknown elements-for example, elements analogous to aluminum and silicon- whose atomic weight would be between 65 and 75.”

“I have achieved an inner freedom.”