Dmitri Mendeleev Quote

I shall not form any hypothesis, either here nor further on to explain the nature of the periodic law. For first of all, the law itself is too simple; and secondly, this new subject has been too little studied yet, in its diverse parts for us to form any hypothesis.


In: B. Bensaude-Vincent, Mendeleev's Periodic System (Part I ), British Journal for the History of Science, Volume 19, Number 61


I shall not form any hypothesis, either here nor further on to explain the nature of the periodic law. For first of all, the law itself is too...

I shall not form any hypothesis, either here nor further on to explain the nature of the periodic law. For first of all, the law itself is too...

I shall not form any hypothesis, either here nor further on to explain the nature of the periodic law. For first of all, the law itself is too...

I shall not form any hypothesis, either here nor further on to explain the nature of the periodic law. For first of all, the law itself is too...