Epilogue

The author ends the book by trying to experience the feeling of discovering an element or find someone who can. This is impossible however without consulting a surviving chemist who discovered an element. Now that you have learned all about the elements I encourage you to link to the video below. Thank you for reading my blog. That is the end of my book, Periodic Tales: a Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc. I hope you enjoyed my blog.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUDDiWtFtEM

Earth

This is EARTH(part two)! Enjoy!

Gadolin and Samarsky, Everymen of the Elements:

This chapter was called "Gadolin and Samarsky, Everymen of the Elements" and it is about the elements that were named after people. Gadolinium was named after Johan Gadolin in 1880. Samarium was named after Vasili Samarsky in 1879. Curium was named in 1944. In the 1950's Einsteinium, Fermium, Mendelevium, and Nobelium were named at Convention. Gadolinium is used in stereos and speakers. Samarium is used in headphones. These two elements are the greatest representations of the struggle scientists had to endure to free these rare elements.

Picture Work Cited: Samarium, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarium, Wikipedia, 2/16/14

Ytterby Gruva:

This chapter was called "Ytterby Gruva" and it was about the authors earthly elemental journey. He searched all over the earth for these elements, especially in mines and caves. He wanted to know where elements came from. He knew that they made up everything but he wanted to know exactly where to find them. He traveled to Ytterby mine to find answers. He stated that all elements can be found if you know where to look. He found that at this mine it was very different than any other mine he had seen. The soil was different and there was a variety of rocks. He feels a sort of thrill when he things about chemistry even if he does not succeed. 

Picture Work Cited: Ytterby, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterby, Wikipedia, 2/18/14

That is the end of EARTH(part two)! Bye!

Earth

This is the last section in my book, so here it is EARTH(part one)!

Swedish Rock:

This chapter is called "Swedish Rock" and it is about all of the discoveries made in Sweden. 19 elements were found in Sweden, that is one fifth of the naturally occurring elements! Many of these elements were named after where they were found. Each of these elements have caused either delight or horror in the eyes of society. The author found Sweden to be a very fertile ground for earthly elements. It has countless resources and laboratories to explore these elements as well. These discoveries did not happen suddenly however, they occurred over a long period of time. In the 18th century these process were exceptionally long and difficult because they did not have the equipment we have today. 

Picture Work Cited: Sweden, http://www.operationworld.org/swed, Operation World, 2014

Europium Union: 

The next chapter was called "Europium Union" and it is about some of the rare earth metals but is mostly about Europium. These elements are middleweight metals that are found in the earth. They have been isolated for a very long time within the earth. Europium metal is soft and must be stored under oil to prevent it from bursting into flames. It is the most reactive of the earth metals. It was discovered by Eugene-Anatone Demarcay in 1901. By naming it after all of Europe he started a frenzy in which other elements were named after places.

Picture Work Cited: Europium, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europium, Wikipedia, 4/15/14

Auerlicht:

This chapter was called "Auerlicht" and it was about Praseodymium and Neodymium. In 1885 Carl Auer discovered these two elements and their ability to produce beautiful colors for ceramic wares and glass. He also noticed that they glowed brightly when burned. He used his rare metals to create the gas lamp. The same oxides he used back then in his lighters and lamps are still used today in cigarette lighters. This chapter was also about Cerium. It is the most abundant of the rare earth elements. It improved metals and was used as an anti septic. Today it is also used on Hollywood movie sets in lighting. It was discovered by Jons Jacob Berzelius. He also discovered Thorium, Selenium, and Silicon. 

Picture Work Cited: Cerium, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerium, Wikipedia, 2/16/14

That is the end of EARTH(part one)!