Since 1969, the international chemistry community has only held conferences on the topic of the Periodic Table three times, and the 2012 conference in Cusco, Peru was the first in almost a decade. The conference was highly interdisciplinary, featuring papers on geology, physics, mathematical and theoretical chemistry, the history and philosophy of chemistry, and chemical education, from the most reputable Periodic Table scholars across the world. Eric Scerri and Guillermo Restrepo have collected fifteen of the strongest papers presented at this conference, from the most notable Periodic Table scholars. The collected volume will contain pieces on chemistry, philosophy of science, applied mathematics, and science education.

Preface1. Heavy, Superheavy...Quo Vadis?2. Nuclear Lattice Model and the Electronic Configuration of the Chemical Elements3. Amateurs and Professionals in Chemistry: The Case of the Periodic System4. The Periodic System: A Mathematical Approach5. The "Chemical Mechanics" of the Periodic Table6. The Grand Periodic Function7. What Elements Belong in Group 3 of the Periodic Table?8. The Periodic Table Retrieved from Density Functional Theory Based Concepts: The Electron Density, the Shape Function and the Linear Response Function9. Resemioticization of Periodicity: A Social Semiotic Perspective10. Organizing the Transition Metals11. The Earth Scientist's Periodic Table of the Elements and Their Ions: A New Periodic Table Founded on Non-Traditional Concepts12. The Origin of Mendeleev's Discovery of the Periodic System13. Richard Abegg and the Periodic Table14. The Chemist as Philosopher: D. I. Mendeleev's "The Unit" and "Worldview"15. The Philosophical Importance of the Periodic Table