About the historical periodic table and the chemometer - The history of the atomic world - Where to from here? - The elements and life - The elements in culture and language - Chemical olympics - Fall of a winged word - Water - Chronology of the discovery of the elements - Places of discovery - Periodicity of atomic properties - Abundance of the elements - World production of elements and raw materials - Nobel prize winners - Alternative representations of the periodic system - Occupation of the shells and OrbitalsÌ