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“The most all penetrating spirit before which will open the possibility of tilting not tables, but planets, is the spirit of free human inquiry. Believe only in that.”

Quote by Dmitri Mendeleev

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Dmitri Mendeleev

Russian chemist known for his development of the periodic table of elements. Dmitri Mendeleev was born on February 8, 1834, and died on February 2, 1907. His research and classification of chemical elements had a profound impact on the development of the chemical sciences. more

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