Discovery of yttrium

Yttrium is a chemical element; it has symbol Y and atomic number 39. It is a silvery-metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanides and has often been classified as a rare-earth element.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of yttrium and Discovery of strontium happened in the same year
• Discovery of yttrium happened 2 years before Discovery of zirconium
• Discovery of yttrium happened 2 years before Discovery of uranium
• Discovery of yttrium happened 2 years before Discovery of carbon
• Discovery of yttrium happened 4 years after Discovery of tellurium

Timeline

1. Discovery of tellurium1783
2. Discovery of strontium1787
3. Discovery of yttrium (this page)1787
4. Discovery of carbon1789
5. Discovery of uranium1789
6. Discovery of zirconium1789

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777
• Discovery of lithium1817