In this International Year of the Periodic Table, two resources based on the table of the elements will be presented that illustrate human and social aspects of the nature of science. The resources are called Places of the Periodic Table and Rediscovery of the Elements. Rediscovery of the Elements (http://www.chem.unt.edu/~jimm/REDISCOVERY%207-09-2018/index.htm), developed by James L. and Virginia R. Marshall, is a compilation of locations associated with the discovery of the chemical elements. It includes locations, descriptions, and photos of places where elements were discovered and places associated with the people who made the discoveries. Places of the Periodic Table is a searchable internet map of locations associated with the periodic table. It includes places associated with important contributors to the periodic table: people who discovered elements, who contributed to the discovery of the periodic law, and people for whom elements were named. It also includes locations where elements were discovered or where they are still mined. Links from the map lead users to further information about the people, places, and events listed. These resources can be used as tools to illustrate science as a human endeavor, done by particular people in particular places and at particular times. They also illustrate the practical activities (such as mining) with which science interacts.

Geography of the periodic table

2019 Spring National Meeting

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