November 15, 2009
Periodic Table
I wonder where I can get one of these? Using the lanthanoids and actinoids as a bench is quite clever. (Yes, I’ll admit, I did have to look up what those rows are called.)
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Woo–covetousness
I kind of hate to sound pedantic, and I hate far more that it took me a few weeks to notice this … but isn’t it lanthanIDES and actinIDES? You know, like Caesar’s death?
It seems either is acceptable: “The actinoid (IUPAC nomenclature) or actinide (traditional nomenclature still in wide use) series…” (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinide)
Though the -IDES versions obviously get bonus points for reference to Caesar. =)