The traditional periodic table of the elements works fine for chemists in a laboratory, but it's not so usable for scientists who do a lot of fieldwork, like geologist Bruce Railsback of the University of Georgia.
Not exact matches
«This means that
traditional descriptions
of the electronic structure
of actinide
elements are often
of a qualitative nature — but this is precisely the area where quantitative models are needed because our understanding
of core chemical concepts become increasingly nebulous at the foot
of the
periodic table.»
Wikipedia gives a decent overview
of traditional Zoroastrian beliefs regarding the
elements (not the
periodic table - type
elements, but the broader classes
of matter) and disposal
of corpses: