Which Happened First?

Discovery of manganese

Discovery of manganese
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Manganese is a chemical element; it has the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Discovery of nitrogen1772
  2. Discovery of chlorine1774
  3. Discovery of manganese (this page)1774
  4. Discovery of oxygen1774
  5. Discovery of sulfur1777
  6. Discovery of molybdenum1778

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