- The document discusses the early history and development of the periodic table, from early attempts at classification by Lavoisier and Dobereiner to the establishment of periodic law by Mendeleev. - Mendeleev arranged the elements in order of atomic mass and was able to predict properties of undiscovered elements, establishing the basis for the modern periodic table. - Moseley later modified the periodic law to state that properties depend on atomic number rather than atomic mass, bringing the periodic table to its modern form.