Discovery of osmium

Osmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Os and atomic number 76. It is a hard, brittle, bluish-white transition metal in the platinum group. It was discovered in 1803 by Smithson Tennant, who named it for the characteristic smell of its volatile oxide.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of osmium and Discovery of cerium happened in the same year
• Discovery of osmium happened 1 year after Discovery of rhodium
• Discovery of osmium happened 1 year after Discovery of palladium
• Discovery of osmium happened 1 year after Discovery of iridium
• Discovery of osmium happened 2 years after Discovery of tantalum

Timeline

1. Discovery of tantalum1802
2. Discovery of iridium1803
3. Discovery of palladium1803
4. Discovery of rhodium1803
5. Discovery of cerium1804
6. Discovery of osmium (this page)1804

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777