↑ [T]he analogies between the two systems are striking. Just as Panini found that the phonological patterning of sounds in the language is a function of their articulatory properties, so Mendeleev found that the chemical properties of elements are a function of their atomic weights. Like Panini, Mendeleev arrived at his discovery through a search for the «grammar» of the elements…Kak, Subhash Mendeleev and the Periodic Table of Elements (und) // Sandhan. — 2004. — Т. 4. — № 2. — С. 115—123. — Ҡалып:Arxiv