Smithson Tennant
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British chemist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Smithson Tennant FRS was an English chemist. He is best known for his discovery of the elements iridium and osmium, which he found in the residues from the solution of platinum ores in 1803. He also contributed to the proof of the identity of diamond and charcoal. The mineral tennantite is named after him.
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- XVI. On two metals, found in the black powder remaining after the solution of platina (30)
- IV. On the nature of the diamond (5)
- XXXI. On the means of producing a double distillation by the same heat (2)
- XXIX. On two metals, found in the black powder remaining after the solution of platina (1804) (2)
- LI. Notice respecting native concrete boracic acid (1811) (2)
- On an Easier Mode of Procuring Potassium than That Which Is Now Adopted. [Abstract] (1)
- XI. On the action of nitre upon gold and platina (1)
- XI. On the decomposition of fixed air (1)
- On Two Metals, Found in the Black Powder Remaining after the Solution of Platina. [Abstract] (1)
- XVI. Notice respecting Native Concrete Boracic Acid. (1)
- Collectanea Medica, Consisting of Anecdotes, Facts, Extracts, Illustrations, Queries, Suggestions, &c. (1815) (0)
- XV. On the composition of emery (0)
- On the Means of Producing a Double Distillation by the Same Heat. [Abstract] (0)
- XVII. On different sorts of lime used in agriculture (0)
- XXIX. On an easier mode of procuring potassium than that which is now adopted (0)
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