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Group: Magadha Empire, Haryanka dynasty
People: Tokugawa Yoshimune
Topic: Persian Invasion of Greece, Second
Location: Sparta > Spárti Lakonia Greece

Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius first recognizes …

Years: 1818 - 1818

Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius first recognizes selenium as an element in 1818 and prepares the red and 'metallic' forms.

The element is named for Greek Selene, “the Moon”.