Name game: the naming history of the chemical elements: part 2—turbulent nineteenth century

Abstract

The second article of the “Naming game…” series provides detailed information on the discovery and naming of elements in the nineteenth century. Outlines of discoveries of 46 elements were presented, with particular emphasis on publications in which the name appeared for the first time. In the article the short historical information about every element naming is presented. The process of naming each chemical element was analyzed, with particular emphasis on the first publication with a given name.

Paradoxes and paradigms: elements and compounds—similar names, very different energetics

“…In addition, in many cases, we do not know the desired origin, nor do we know how to find it. We note a lengthy and thorough multipart recent study on the origin of the names of the elements [6][7][8], and while we laud this study, we do not wish to emulate it for the names of the compounds.…”