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1526
1526 Paracelsus
Alchemist Paracelsus makes no potion that cured and saved life of a printer man. suggest world was made of salt, surfer and mercury. -
1667
German chemist Johan proposed fires were made by a evil entity. -
1669 Brandt/sulfer
Alchemist Brandt was trying to extract gold from the human body by using the gold colored fluid, urine. Boiled the urine down and discovered phosphorus. -
1774 Priestly
joseph had found oxygen, by using the mercury and inverting the test tube, placed a mouse in a test tube thinking it would die, was alive and well after 30 minutes, breathed it himself and felt well. Isolated an element. -
1774 October
Lavoisier does priestly experiment in reverse, and names the element oxygen -
1807
Maverick Cornish chemist Humphry Davy harnessed electricity and discovered potassium. -
1807
Humphry Davy breaks down potash into its fundamental ingredients and discovered potassium -
1937
Hindenburg zepplin burned down, showing hydrogens destructive properties
