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- Rediscovery of the Elements: Tellurium and Fata Baii (Fascebanya), Romania.
- Article describing the discovery of the element tellurium. The authors travel through Romania to visit the Transylvanian mine where tellurium was discovered. They also visit the Brukenthal Museum of Sibiu and describe the museum's mineral collection.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Titanium, Manaccan, Cornwall, England
- Article wherein James and Virginia Marshall visit Manaccan, England, to explore the site where titanium was first discovered. The area is described, as well as the man who discovered titanium, Reverend William Gregor.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Germanium
- Article recounting the history of the element Germanium, including background material on mining in Germany and the isolation of Germanium by Clemens A. Winkler. Tourist information is provided regarding Winkler's laboratory and mines open to the public as museums.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Montpellier and Bromine
- Article recounting the history of the element Bromine, including its discovery in the salt lagoons of the Montpellier region of France by Antoine-JeĢrome Balard. Maps of the region and of Balard's birthplace are presented.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Thorium
- Article recounting the discovery of the element Thorium in Norway by Hans Morten Thrane Esmark. Maps and tourist information regarding the area are provided.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Althofen, Austria and Auer von Welsbach
- Article recounting a visit to sites related to Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach, discoverer of lutetium and ytterbium and inventor of the incandescent "Welsbach mantle." Maps and tourist information are provided regarding the Welsbach Museum in Treibach, Austria.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Phosphoro di Bologna
- Article recounting a visit to sites related to the discovery of phosphorescent stone (barium sulfide) in Bologna, Italy. Maps with driving directions are included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Strontium
- Article describing the history of the element strontium from its discovery in Strontian, Scotland, to its early uses in English medicine. Maps with directions and photographs of pertinent locations are included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Gallium
- Article describing the discovery of the element gallium. The authors travel to sites pertinent to the history of gallium, including the home and laboratory of its discoverer and the location from which it was procured.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Riddarhyttan, Sweden
- Article describing the authors' tour through Riddarhyttan, Sweden, to visit the areas where cerium and cobalt were discovered. Maps and photographs of pertinent locations are located as well as a history of the area and the elements discovered there.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Europium. EugĆØne Demarcay
- Article describing EugĆØne Demarcay and his discovery of europium. The authors toured Paris, France, in search of locations important to Demarcay, providing the reader with maps and historical information regarding the sites.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Vanadium
- Article describing the discovery of Vanadium and tracing the footsteps of the discoverers.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Undiscovery of Vanadium
- Article describing the how the original vanadium sample was misanalysed and identified as chromium. Includes tourist information regarding Paris, France.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Second Discovery of Vanadium
- Article describing how vanadium was "rediscovered" in Sweden and found to be identical to del Rio's sample. Includes tourist information regarding areas relevant to this portion of vanadium's history.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Carl Wilhelm Scheele
- Article describing the career and discoveries of Carl Wilhelm Scheele. Tourist information regarding locations important to Scheele's life are visited and discussed.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Phlogiston and Lavoisier
- Article describing the rise and fall of the eighteenth century idea of phlogiston. Tourist information is provided regarding pertinent areas of phlogiston's history.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Joseph Priestley
- Article describing the career and discoveries of Joseph Priestley. Tourist information regarding locations important to Priestley's life are visited and discussed.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Agricola
- Article describing the career and discoveries of Georgius Agricola. Tourist information regarding locations important to his life are visited and discussed.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Paracelsus
- Article describing the career and discoveries of Phillippus Aureolus Theophrastus Paracelsus Bombastus von Hohenheim. Tourist information regarding locations important to his life are visited and discussed.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Aluminum
- Article describing the history of aluminum, from its use in alum to its isolation. Tourist information is given regarding locations pertinent to aluminum.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Fluorine
- Article describing the isolation of elemental fluorine. Tourist information is given regarding locations pertinent to the element's history.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Road to Karlsruhe
- Article describing the history of atomic weight and the events leading up to the Karlsruhe Congress of chemists. The authors visited several sites pertinent to these events and offer tourist information.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Periodic Table
- Article recounting the history of the development of the Periodic Table. Sites pertinent to this development were visited by the authors, who provide related tourist information.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Johann Wolfgang Dƶbereiner
- Article describing the life of Johann Wolfgang Dƶbereiner and his attempts to systematically organize the elements. Tourist information regarding locations significant to his history is included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: JoĢns Jakob Berzelius
- Article describing the life and career of Jƶns Jakob Berzelius. Tourist information regarding locations significant to his history is included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Yttrium and Johan Gadolin
- Article describing the life and career of Johan Gadolin. Tourist information regarding locations significant to his history is included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Klaproth
- Article describing the life and career of Martin Heinrich Klaproth, including his discoveries of uranium and zirconium. Tourist information regarding locations significant to his history is included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Mineral Waters and Spectroscopy
- Article describing the career of Robert Bunsen and the history of spectroscopy and its use in mineral analysis. The discovery of cesium and rubidium using spectroscopy on mineral water is included. In addition, the authors offer tourist information regarding locations pertinent to Bunsen and certain mineral water springs.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: JƔchymov (Joachimsthal), Czech Republic
- Article describing JƔchymov, Czech Republic, and its relation to radon. Tourist information is included for pertinent areas.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Platinum Metals
- Article describing the history of the platinum metals, from its discovery in the New World and subsequent experiments in Europe. Tourist information is provided regarding areas pertinent to the history of platinum.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Ruthenium
- Article describing the discovery of platinum in Russia and the history of ruthenium. Tourist information regarding sites pertinent to this history are included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Courtois and Iodine
- Article describing the history of iodine, including its discovery by Bernard Courtois while during the production of saltpeter. Tourist information regarding pertinent locations is included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Madam Curie
- Article describing the career of Marie Curie and the discovery of polonium and radium. Tourist information regarding the areas where the Curies were most active are included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Rutherford and Radon
- Article describing the history of the discovery of radon. Tourist information is included for areas significant to radon and its discoverers.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Moseley and Atomic Numbers
- Article describing the career of Henry Moseley and his findings regarding atomic numbers. Tourist information is included for areas relevant to Moseley.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Soddy and Isotopes
- Article describing Frederick Soddy's career and research of isotopes. Tourist information is included for areas significant to Soddy's life and work.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Curious Case of Vestium
- Article describing Jedrzej Sniadecki's career and his flawed findings regarding vestium. Tourist information is included for areas significant to Sniadecki's life and work.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Hafnium
- Article describing the search for element 72, the scientists involved, and the nationalist politics surrounding the discovery. Tourist information is included for areas significant to the history of hafnium.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Thallium, Crookes, and Lamy
- Article describing the nearly simultaneous discovery of thallium by William Crookes and Claude-August Lamy. Tourist information is included for areas in London, England, and Lille, France, that are significant to the lives of these two men.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Harz Mountains and Gƶttingen
- Article describing the importance of the Harz Mountains and the University of Gƶttingen in the discovery of cadmium and thallium. Tourist information regarding the area is included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Helium
- Article describing the discovery of helium in the sun and on Earth via spectroscopy. Tourist information is included for areas significant to those involved.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Noble Gases--Rayleigh and Ramsay
- Article describing the discovery of argon, helium, and other inert gases by Lord Rayleigh, Sir William Ramsay, and other collaborators. Ramsay also characterized the noble gases and classified them within the structure of the Periodic Table of Elements.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Rhenium and Technetium
- Article describing the discovery of rhenium and technetium by Walter Karl Friedrich Noddack and Ida Eva Noddack-Tacke. Information regarding pertinent locations is included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Cronstedt and Nickel
- Article describing Axel Fredrik Cronstedt and his discovery of nickel. Information regarding pertinent locations is included.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Joseph Black. Magnesia and Fixed Air
- Article describing Joseph Black and his discovery of magnesia and fixed air. The authors toured Edinburgh, Scotland in search of locations important to Black, providing the reader with maps and historical information regarding the sites.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Daniel Rutherford, Nitrogen, and the Demise of Phlogiston
- Article describing Daniel Rutherford's discovery of nitrogen. The article also details the work of other scientists revolving around the discovery of nitrogen.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Sir Humphry Davy and the Alkalis
- Article provides information on the history of alkalis, particularly discoveries associated with potassium and sodium. The article also gives information on Humphry Davy, the first person to prepare alkalis in elemental form.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Rare Earths - The Beginnings
- This article explores the rare earths, the chemically similar elements that occupy the f-block of the Periodic Table and the Group III chemical family. The articles shows the locations that certain rare earths were originally found. It also gives details on where the elements can be found currently, as well as major production areas. The cover of the Fall 2015 Hexagon journal (Vol. 106, Issue 3) features the Mountain Pass rare earth ore body in Southern California, which is mentioned in the article on pages 40-45 of the journal. A description of the photo on the cover of the journal can be found on page 38.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: The Rare Earths - The Confusing Years
- This article gives a timeline of research conducted on the rare earths, 17 elements found in the f-block and Group III chemical family of the Periodic Table. It covers discoveries made after the success of Swedish chemist, Carl Gustaf Mosander. The article describes the categorization of the rare earths that took place after Mosander's time, as well as separation techniques that developed.