Why was Mendeleev's first Periodic Table not accepted my the scientist community when it was published in the late 1800s?

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Nathaniel Owen

19 May, 04:08

Why was Mendeleev's first Periodic Table not accepted my the scientist community when it was published in the late 1800s?

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Nancy Owens · Answer 1

He thought the gaps or "periods" in his horizontal rows had not been discovered yet. he never saw this as a problem until he was able to work them out and he ended up being right.

Rafael Mosley · Answer 2

They found new elements