Byline: Annette Lykknes
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Understanding the Nature of Scientific Discovery through Stories about the Chemical Elements
Header image: one version of the “Periodic Table of Flags”. Reproduced by kind permission from Jamie Gallagher. Discovery histories fascinate. They are filled with “bravery, ingenuity, and insurmountable odds”, with “morality and miracles, science and sacrifice”; they are said to “open new horizons, provide new insights, and create cast fortunes.” People may find them compelling…