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The ten-octave table

All 137 rows of Russell's element table, printed pages 92–100, transcribed cell by cell.

The tables below reproduce the ten-octave element table of The Universal One (1926). The book titles it:

TABLE OF THE TEN OCTAVES OF THE VARYING STATES OF MOTION WHICH CREATE THE ILLUSION OF DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES KNOWN AS “THE ELEMENTS OF MATTER.”

The transcription source is the Library of Congress scan, item 27004508. A second, independent scan of the same 1926 printing plates was read blind and reconciled against it. Of 959 cells, 874 agreed on the first pass. 85 were resolved: 81 by a stated spacing convention and 4 by glyph measurement. 0 remain uncertain.

Reading the table

Signs are printed characters: + and − and = follow the print. A dagger mark (‡) is Russell's.
A conspicuously long dash in the print is kept as a long dash (—); the ordinary minus is kept as a minus (−).
Italic and small-capital names follow the print.
An empty cell is empty in the print.
A † on a row links to a note: an adjudicated reading or a plate anomaly. Row notes quote the reconciliation record verbatim. In them, USP names the second witness: a 1974 photographic reprint of the same plates.

Octave 1: FIRST OCTAVE WAVEBeginning of the Cyclic Inhalation at Tomion. Printed page 92.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol
0=	Alphanon	100=	An.
1+	Irenon	101+	Io
2+	Vijaon	102+	Vj
3+	Marvaon	103+	Mv
4‡	TOMION	104‡	Tn
3−	Alberton^†	103−	At.
2−	Blackton	102−	Bn.
1−	Boston	101−	Bt.

3− Alberton: USP shows a speck above the period ([uncertain:At.|At:]); LoC prints clean 'At.'; same 1926 artwork, speck = USP scan/ink noise

Octave 2: SECOND OCTAVE WAVE Printed page 92.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol
0=	Betanon	200=	Bo.
1+	Jamearnon	201+	Jn.
2+	Erneston	202+	En.
3+	Eykaon	203+	Ek.
4‡	ATHENON	204‡	Ae.
3−	Barnardon	203−	Bd.
2−	Delphanon	202−	Dn.
1−	Romanon	201−	Rn.

Octave 3: THIRD OCTAVE WAVE Printed page 92.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol
0=	Gammanon	300=	Gn.
1+	Marconium	301+	Mc
2+	Penrynium	302+	Pn
3+	Vinton	303+	Vn
4‡	QUENTIN	304‡	Qn
3−	Tracion	303−	Tc
2−	Buzzeon	302−	Bz
1−	Helenon	301−	Hl

Octave 4: FOURTH OCTAVE WAVE Printed page 94.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol	Atomic mass	Melting point (°C)
0=	Hydron	400=	Hy
1+	Hydrogen	401+	H	1.008	−259
2+	Ethlogen	402+	Eg
3+	Bebegen	403+	Bb
4‡	CARBOGEN	404‡	Cb
3−	Luminon	403−	Ln	*2.92
2−	Halanon	402−	Ha
1−	Helionon	401−	Hi

Printed footnote: *Approximate

Octave 5: FIFTH OCTAVE WAVECompleting the Cyclic Inhalation at Carbon. Printed page 94.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol	Atomic mass	Melting point (°C)
0=	Helium^†	500=	He.	4.0	−271
1+	Lithium	501+	Li	7.03	186
2+	Beryllium^†	502+	Be	9.1	1280
3+	Boron	503+	B	11.0	2350
4‡	CARBON	504‡	C	12.0	3600
3−	Nitrogen	503−	N	14.04	−210
2−	Oxygen^†	502−	O	16.00	−218
1−	Fluorine	501−	F	19.0	−223

0= Helium: USP read long dash; ink-run measurement on same-scale 4x crops: this dash 145px vs 138-140px normal minus and 196-212px true long dashes (Kr/Xe/Hg) => normal minus

2+ Beryllium: chart witness corrected to plate spelling BERYLIUM (single L) per R12 audit; crops data/audit_crops/chart_o5r3_berylium_*

2− Oxygen: chart witness restored to OXYGEN 2026-09-11: the R12 BERYLIUM amendment had been applied to both octave-5 rows numbered 502; both blind chart passes read OXYGEN here (private audit working files; see verification/transcription_audit.md)

Printed footnote: Observe the regularity of melting points rising with inhalation and falling with exhalation.

Octave 6: SIXTH OCTAVE WAVE Printed page 94.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol	Atomic mass	Melting point (°C)
0=	Neon^†	600=	Ne	19.9	−253
1+	Sodium	601+	Na	23.05	98
2+	Magnesium	602+	Mg	24.1	651
3+	Aluminum	603+	Al	27.0	659
4‡	SILICON	604‡	Si	28.4	1420
3−	Phosphorus	603−	P	31.4	725
2−	Sulphur	602−	S	32.06	119
1−	Chlorine	601−	Cl	35.45	−102

0= Neon: USP read long dash; ink-run measurement: 139px = normal minus width

Margin anomaly: top rotated label prints ENDOTHERMAL EXHALATION (not INHALATION) — misprint, independently confirmed by both witnesses at zoom

Octave 7: SEVENTH OCTAVEWith Ten Mid-Tones Printed page 96.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol	Atomic mass	Melting point (°C)
0=	Argon	700=	Ar	39.09	−188
1+	Potassium	701+	K	39.10	62.3
2+	Calcium	702+	Ca	40.1	810
3+	Scandium	703+	Sc	44.1
3A+	Titanium	703A+	Ti	48.1	1800
3B+	Vanadium	703B+	V	51.4	1720
3C+	Chromium	703C+	Cr	52.0	1615
3D+	Manganese	703D+	Mn	55.0	1230
3E+	Iron	703E+	Fe	55.9	1530
4‡	COBALT	704‡	Co	58.97	1480
4E−	Nickel	703E−	Ni	59	1452
4D−	Copper	703D−	Cu	63.57	1083
4C−	Zinc	703C−	Zn	65.37	419
4B−	Gallium	703B−	Ga	70.1	30
4A−	Germanium	703A−	Ge	72.5	958
3−	Arsenic	703−	As	74.96	850
2−	Selenium	702−	Se	79.2	217
1−	Bromine	701−	Br	79.92	−7.3

Printed footnote: Observe irregularity of mid-tonal melting points.

Octave 8: EIGHTH OCTAVEWith Ten Mid-Tones Printed page 96.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol	Atomic mass	Melting point (°C)
0=	Krypton	800=	Kr.	82.92	—169
1+	Rubidium	801+	Rb.	85.45	38
2+	Strontium	802+	Sr.	87.65	830
3+	Yttrium	803+	Yt.	89.33	1490
3A+	Zirconium	803A+	Zr.	90.6	1700
3B+	Niobium	803B+	Nb	94.0
3C+	Molybdenum	803C+	Mo	96.0	2550
3D+	Mate to 3D−	803D+
3E+	Ruthenium	803E+	Ru	101.7	2450
4‡	RHODIUM	804‡	Rh	103.0	1950
3E−	Palladium	803E−	Pd	106.5	1549
3D−	Silver	803D−	Ag	107.88	961
3C−	Cadmium	803C−	Cd	112.40	321
3B−	Indium	803B−	In	114.8	155
3A−	Tin	803A−	Sn	118.7	232
3−	Antimony	803−	Sb	120.2	630
2−	Tellurium	802−	Te	*127.5	446
1−	Iodine	801−	I	*126.92	114

Printed footnote: * Note.—The calculation of the atomic weight of iodine, or tellurium, or of both, appears to be incorrect. The mass of iodine must exceed that of tellurium.

Octave 9: NINTH OCTAVEWith Twenty-six Mid-Tones Printed page 98.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol	Atomic mass	Melting point (°C)
0=	Xenon	900=	Xe	130.2	—140
1+	Caesium	901+	Cs	132.81	26
2+	Barium	902+	Ba	137.37	850
3+	Lanthanum	903+	La	139	810
3A+	Cerium	903A+	Ce	140.25	640
3B+	Praseodymium	903B+	Pr	140.9	940
3C+	Neodymium	903C+	Nd	144.3	840
3D+	Mate to 3D−	903D+
3E+	Samarium^†	903E+	Sa	150.4	1350
3F+	Europium	903F+	Eu	152.0
3G+	Gadolinium	903G+	Gd	157.3
3H+	Terbium	903H+	Tb	159.2
3I+	Disbrossium	903I+	Dy	162.5
3J+	Holmium	903J+	Ho	163.5
3K+	Erbium	903K+	Er	167.7
3L+	Thulium	903L+	Tm	168.5
3M+	Ytterbium	903M+	Yb	173.5
4‡	LUTECIUM	904‡	Lu	175.0
3M−	Mate to 3M+	903M−
3L−	Mate to 3L+	903L−	Ta	181.5	2900
3K−	Tantalum	903K−	W	184.0	3400
3J−	Tungsten	903J−
3I−	Mate to 3I+	903I−	Os	190.9	2700
3H−	Osmium	903H−	Ir	193.1	2250
3G−	Iridium	903G−	Pt	195.2	1755
3F−	Platinum	903F−	Au	197.2	1063
3E−	Mate to 3E+	903E−	Hg	200.6	—39
3D−	Gold	903D−	Tl	204.0	302
3C−	Mercury	903C−	Pb	207.2	327
3B−	Thallium	903B−
3A−	Lead	903A−
3−	Bismuth	903−	Bi	208.0	271
2−	Polonium	902−	Po
1−	Mate to 1+	901−

3E+ Samarium: USP shows an ink blot after 'Sa' ([uncertain:Sa|Sa.]); LoC prints clean 'Sa'; blot = USP scan/ink noise

Printed footnote: Note. Mid-tones begin in the seventh octave. In the ninth octave the struggle to hold advancing positions forces the construction of new pressure walls in many split tonal positions. In the tenth octave there is such a multitude of split tonal pressure walls that only the conspicuous ones are herein tabulated.

Layout anomaly: symbol/mass/melting-point entries on the exhalation side sit one row displaced from the element names as printed (e.g. Ta 181.5 2900 on the 'Mate to 3L+' row, W 184.0 3400 on the 'Tantalum' row); transcribed row-wise exactly as printed

Octave 10: TENTH OCTAVEWith Innumerable Mid-tones Ending of the Cyclic Exhalation at Tomium and Beginning of the Inhalation. Printed page 100.
Position	Name	Tone	Symbol	Atomic mass	Melting point (°C)
0=	Niton	1000=	Nt	222.4
1+	Mate to 1−	1001+
2+	Radium	1002+	Ra	226.0	700
3+	Actinium	1003+	Ac
3A+	Thorium	1003A+	Th	232.15	1700
3B+	Uranium XII	1003B+	UrXII
3C+	Uranium	1003C+	Ur	238.2	1850
3D+	Uridium	1003D+	Um
3E+	Urium	1003E+	Uu
4‡	TOMIUM	104‡	Tn
3E−	Whitnion	103E−	Wn
3D−	Alphonson	103D−	Ap
3C−	Georgeon	103C−	Gg
3B−	Victoron	103B−	V
3A−	Lipton	103A−	Ln
+3−	Alberton	+103−	At
+2−	Blackton	+102−	Bn
+1−	Boston	+101−	Bt
0=	Omeganon	100=

Printed footnote: 101 − 102 − and 103 − are tonal mates of 1001 + 1002 + and 1003 +, also they are tonal mates of 101 + 102 + and 103 +.

Layout anomaly: TOMIUM row prints number 104‡ (not 1004‡); all exhalation-side numbers print in the 103x/10x form (103E− etc.), and Alberton/Blackton/Boston print +103− +102− +101−; Omeganon prints 100=

Printed after the table: the end, which is

Printed after the table: Alphanon, the beginning.