#elements

Stories tagged “elements” in the Weird Science History archive — 2 stories connected by this topic.

• The Seaweed Ash That Ate Its Own Vats — and Gave Up a New Element
• The Alchemist Who Boiled Urine Looking for Gold and Found Phosphorus

Related topics: #alchemy #Bernard Courtois #chemiluminescence #goiter #gunpowder #Hennig Brand #history of science #iodine