Bicentenary of Four Platinum Group Metals

Author: W.P. Griffith

Source: Platinum Metals Review, Volume 48, Number 4, October 2004 , pp. 182-189(8)

Abstract:

This paper follows an earlier one on the discoveries of rhodium and palladium in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston (1). In 1804, two more of the platinum metals: iridium and osmium were discovered, also in London. This paper concerns the bicentenary of their discovery by Wollaston's friend and collaborator, Smithson Tennant.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1595/147106704X4844

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1595/147106704X4844