Trifonov D.N., Trifonov V.D. Chemical Elements. How They Were Discovered

Moscow, Mir Publishers, 1982. — 264 p.Part One Elements Discovered in NatureElements Known in Antiquity
Elements Discovered in the Middle Ages
Elements of Air and Water
Elements Discovered by Chemical Analysis
Elements Discovered by the Electrochemical Method
Elements Discovered by the Spectroscopic Method
Rare Earths
Helium and Other Inert Gases
Elements Predicted from the Periodic System
Hafnium and Rhenium—Two Stable Elements Which Were the Last to Be Discovered
Radioactive ElementsPart Two Synthesized ElementsDiscoveries of Synthesized Elements Within the Old Boundaries of the Periodic System
Transuranium Elements