1735 ⟶ Brandt Discovers Cobalt

Swedish chemist Georg Brandt analyzes a dark blue pigment fo...
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🔵 Brandt Discovers Cobalt

Swedish chemist Georg Brandt analyzes a dark blue pigment found in copper ore. Brandt demonstrated that the pigment contained a new element, later named cobalt.⟶
Brandt Discovers Cobalt (1735)
ChemistryCobaltBrandtElement DiscoveryMetallurgyEarly Modern PeriodChemical AnalysisScientific Discovery
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