The edifice of science not only requires material, but also a plan. Without the material, the plan alone is but a castle in the air-a mere possibility; whilst the material without a plan is but useless matter. — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share Image
It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing… — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
I want you to have this feeling too - it is my moral responsibility to help you achieve this inner freedom. — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
If all the elements are arranged in the order of their atomic weights, a periodic repetition of properties is obtained. This is expressed by… — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
I saw in a dream a table where all the elements fell into place as required. Awakening, I immediately wrote it down on a… — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
We could live at the present day without a Plato, but a double number of Newtons is required to discover the secrets of nature,… — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a… — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
The establishment of a law, moreover, does not take place when the first thought of it takes form, or even when its significance is… — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
Work, look for peace and calm in work: You will find it nowhere else. Pleasures flit by -- they are only for yourself; work… — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
Why do they [Americans] quarrel, why do they hate Negroes, Indians, even Germans, why do they not have science and poetry commensurate with themselves,… — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
We must expect the discovery of many as yet unknown elements-for example, elements analogous to aluminum and silicon- whose atomic weight would be between… — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments. — Dmitri Mendeleev Copy Share
