亞泉雜誌 Yàquán Zázhì, 1900

Dù Yàquán (杜亞泉)

The first Chinese-run science journal. Dù Yàquán introduced the 气 radical for gases with 氬 argon and proposed 鈹, 鐠, 鐿, 銩 and 釓, all still in use.

Forms attested here (6)

• 鈹 Beryllium Be pí today 铍 pí proposed by Dù Yàquán and kept survives
• 氬 Argon Ar yà today 氩 yà Dù Yàquán's first 气-radical coinage; he later took his own name from 氬線 survives
• 鐠 Praseodymium Pr pǔ today 镨 pǔ proposed by Dù Yàquán and kept survives
• 釓 Gadolinium Gd gá today 钆 gá proposed by Dù Yàquán survives
• 銩 Thulium Tm diū today 铥 diū proposed by Dù Yàquán and kept survives
• 鐿 Ytterbium Yb yì today 镱 yì proposed by Dù Yàquán and kept survives