Tungsten isolated by Elhuyar Brothers
1783 AD discovered
Chemical element with the symbol W and atomic number 74. The name tungsten comes from the former Swedish name for the tungstate mineral scheelite, tung sten or "heavy stone".[9] Tungsten is a rare metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively combined with other elements in chemical compounds rather than alone<
Identified as an element in 1781
Subjects Who or What discovered?
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Fausto Elhuyar (de Elhuyar) Spanish chemist, and the... -
Juan José Elhuyar (Delhuyar, de Elhuyar) Spanish chemist and mine...
Objects To Whom or What was discovered?
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Tungsten (W) rare metal found natural...
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