Jöns Jacob Berzelius discovers thorium in 1829…

1829 CE

Jöns Jacob Berzelius discovers thorium in 1829 and names the new element after the Norse god Thor.

In the same year, Berzelius fails to find anything new in a sample supplied by Gottfried Osann, who now withdraws his claim for the discovery of ruthenium.

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Stockholm Stockholms Län Sweden View →

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Gottfried Osann View → Jöns Jacob Berzelius View →

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Sweden and Norway, Union between the Kingdoms of View →

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