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Discovery of Gallium

France · Science / Chemistry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1875

Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran1875

Paris · Science / Chemistry

Discovers gallium spectroscopically, and its measured properties closely match Mendeleev's earlier prediction for eka-aluminium.

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Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran

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