Although predecessors of Brauner's 1902 arrangement are recorded from as early as 1895, he is known to have referred to the "chemistry of asteroids" in an 1881 letter to Mendeleev.
Malia que existen rexistros de predecesores da disposición de 1902 de Brauner que datan do ano 1895, este coñécese por facer referencia á "química dos asteroides" nunha carta de 1881 enviada a Mendeleiev.