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Invention of the periodic table

In the mid-19th century, the nature of the elements was still largely unknown. In 1869, Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev develops the periodic table, which is still valid today with slight adjustments. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/T. Schrader/J. Koester/F. Steinhardt/Caligari/Moods in Pictures/Maximilian

A short trip through Gandhi's life

Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, resistance fighter, revolutionary, publicist, moral teacher, ascetic and pacifist. At the beginning of the 20th century, Gandhi fought against racial segregation and for equal rights for Indians in South Africa. He was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar and die