Mendeleev,the man and his matrix: Dmitri Mendeleev,aspects of his life and work: was he a somewhat fortunate man?

This article traces the life of Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev from childhood in Siberia, through education and training to become the first formulator of the Periodic Table, the logo of chemistry. His unique contribution is described and analysed; what factors helped him be the first formulator? What did he do after making his most famous discovery? In addition the article peeps into his personal life, his dealings with his family and the authorities. Finally we look at honours he received in later life.     

Aleksander Grigor’evich Vitenberg (on his 75th birthday)

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Aleksander Grigor’evich Vitenberg (on his 75th birthday)     

Professor Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Rozental’ (To his 80th birthday)

Anniversaries

Professor Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Rozental’ (To his 80th birthday)     

Boris Grigor’evich Ershov (On his 70th birthday)

Tribute

Boris Grigor’evich Ershov (On his 70th birthday)     

Boris Vladimirovich L’vov (on his 75th birthday)

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Boris Vladimirovich L’vov (on his 75th birthday)     

Igor’ Aleksandrovich Revel’skii (on his 70th birthday)

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Igor’ Aleksandrovich Revel’skii (on his 70th birthday)     

Robert Boyle’s Knowledge of Spain and his Citations of Spanish Authors

Robert Boyles knowledge of Spain was gained from three sources; his visitors, his correspondents and from reading texts by Spanish authors. A summary is presented of the items of Spanish interest in his correspondence and in his published works.     

Boris Grigor’evich Belen’kii (on his 80th birthday)

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Boris Grigor’evich Belen’kii (on his 80th birthday)     

Michael Polanyi—pupils and crossroads—on the 125th anniversary of his birth

Michael Polanyi (1891–1976) was a Hungarian-born British physician turned physical chemist turned philosopher. His milestone epistemological treatise Personal Knowledge followed his substantial discoveries in adsorption studies, X-ray crystallography, materials science, and the mechanism of chemical reactions. Michael Polanyi was one of the last polymaths and his teachings impacted the world views of other outstanding contributors to twentieth century science and culture.     

Aleksei Nikolaevich Kost (1915–1979) on the Ninetieth Anniversary of his Date of Birth

Anniversaries and Dates

Aleksei Nikolaevich Kost (1915–1979) on the Ninetieth Anniversary of his Date of Birth     

Elemental contents in Napoleon’s hair cut before and after his death: did Napoleon die of arsenic poisoning?

Whether or not Napoleon died of arsenic poisoning is an open question on which debate has been active since 1960. This work examined several of his hairs, cut at different times and in different places: two pieces cut the day after his death on the island of St. Helena (1821) and two pieces cut seven years earlier (1814) during his first exile on the island of Elba. INAA results show that all of the samples of Napoleons hair have an elevated arsenic concentration. These results disfavor the arsenic poisoning theory. Aside from arsenic, 18 other elements are reported, providing additional information for examining the arsenic poisoning theory.     

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF 5, 10, 15, 20, 22, 24-HEXAHYDRO-5, 5, 10, 10, 15, 15, 20, 20-OCTAMETHYL-PORPHINE

<正> The title com pound (HHOMP) has been synthesized with the pho-toinduced condensation of acetone and pyrrole in the presence of iodoaromatic hydrocarbons, and its molecular and crystal structures have been determined by X-ray analysis. C28H36N4, Mr = 428. 63, triclinic; space group P1; a =10. 165(3), b = 10. 185(2), c=13. 012(3)(?); α=85. 41(2), β=67. 84(2), γ= 89. 75(2)°; V = 1243 (?)3; Z = 2; D = 1. 145g. cm-3; μ= 0. 635cm-1; F (000) = 464. Although the HHOMP molecule twists, it is found that the four nitrogen atoms are still in a plane.     

在小硅化物SiX^m4（X=H,He,Li,Be,O,F,Ne,Na,Mg,S,Cl,Ar;m=0,…

用从头算方法，在ＨＦ／ＳＴＯ－３Ｇ、ＨＦ／３－２１Ｇ和ＨＦ／６－３１Ｇ水平上研究了小硅化物ＳｉＸ＾ｍ４的成键倾向性。计算结果表明，所研究的分子势能曲线均有稳定的极小值（ＳｉＬｉ４除外）。与已知的稳定分子ＳｉＨ１、ＳｉＦ４和ＳｉＣｌ４比较，含惰性元素的未知分子ＳｉＨｅ＾４＋４、ＳｉＮｅ＾４＋４和ＳｉＡｒ＾４＋４比含碱金属和碱土金属的未知分子ＳｉＬＩ４、ＳｉＮａ４、ＳｉＢｅ＾４＋４和ＳｉＭｇ＾４＋４有     

Theoretical Study on the Structure and Stability of Si5X （X = Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl） Clusters

1 INTRODUCTION In the later 60s of last century, silicon substituted for germanium to present as mainstream in semicon- ductor. The semi-conductive devices made by silicon have many advantages, for example, refractory pro- perty, high radioresistance, simple and stable process- ing technic, high machinability and low cost. So it was widely used to manufacture large power appara- tuses, for instance, digit and linear integrated circuit, large scale integrated circuit (LSI), etc. Thus, th…     

急性心肌梗塞患者血清硒,锌,铜,钙,镁,铁,锶含量的测定

分别对２９例急性心肌梗塞（ＡＭＩ）病人和４０例健康人进行血清中七种微量、常量元素含量测定，结果表明，ＡＭＩ患者血清Ｓｅ、Ｚｎ、Ｃａ较正常对照组明显降低；血清Ｃｕ显著增高，血清Ｆｅ、Ｍｇ较对照组低，差异不显著；血清Ｓｒ两组无差异。对ＡＭＩ患者与血清硒及各元素间相互关系进行了探讨，指出调整人体微量、常量元素的不平衡状况，对冠心病和ＡＭＩ的发生、发展和康复有一定的临床意义。