Discovery of zirconium

Zirconium is a chemical element; it has symbol Zr and atomic number 40. First identified in 1789, isolated in impure form in 1824, and manufactured at scale by 1925, pure zirconium is a lustrous transition metal with a greyish-white color that closely resembles hafnium and, to a lesser extent, titanium.

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Which happened first?

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

Timeline

1. Discovery of strontium1787
2. Discovery of yttrium1787
3. Discovery of carbon1789
4. Discovery of uranium1789
5. Discovery of zirconium (this page)1789
6. Discovery of titanium1791

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