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Paracelsus combined chemistry and medicine to produce new cures, often using mercury in small doses. -
While boiling down urine, Hennig Brand isolated a white material that gave off a glow. We know it now as Phosphorus. -
Joseph Black is best known for his discovery of "fixed air", now known as carbon dioxide. -
Henry Cavendish discovers Hydrogen -
Daniel Rutherford discovers Nitrogen -
Joseph Priestly is known for his invention of carbonated water and the discovery of 'new air'. He had discovered Oxygen but had not named it. -
Antoine Lavoisier replicates Priestley's experiments and formally names the new air as Oxygen. In 1789, among his many contributions is the attempt at the first periodic table to organize 33 known elements at the time. -
Humphrey Davy uses electrical current on potash and discovers Potassium. Over the course of his life he would find many more elements such as Sodium, Calcium, Barium, and Magnesium.