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The spectral line for helium was first discovered by a French astronomer working in India during a solar eclipse. An English astronomer determine that this spectral line was due to a previously unknown element. An Italian physicist first detected helium on Earth. A Scottish chemist, was the first to isolate helium on Earth.
So where was helium discovered? Depending on how you define "discovery" it was discovered in India, France, England, Italy or Scotland.
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When did Pierre Janssen discover helium?
Helium was discovered in 1895.
What day did Pierre Janssen discover helium?
Pierre Janssen discovered the lines of helium in the spectra of the Sun on 18 August 1868 at Guntur (India).
Characteristics of helium?
Helium is a gas which is very light. It is the second lightest element in the universe. Helium was discovered in 1986. William Ramsay confirmed it was helium. Helium remains as gas up to 25c (77f). Helium has no taste or no color. Helium doesn't combine with other elements. It is a by product of the reaction of hydrogen in the sun.
What country was barium discovered in?
It is not known what country barium was discovered in but it was discovered by German Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1774. Barium is an alkaline metal.
What country was hydrogen discovered in?
it was discovered in the united kingdom in 1766
What country is Helium discovered in?
England
What year was helium discovered in?
Helium was discovered in 18951868
Helium was discovered in the sun before it was discovered on earth. How?
Helium was discovered in the sun specroscopically
What year was helium discovered?
Helium was discovered in 1895 by William Ramsay.
Helium was discovered as component of the?
Helium was first discovered as a component of the sun before being discovered on earth. Hence the name.
When did Pierre Janssen discover helium?
Helium was discovered in 1895.
What year was Helium?
Helium was discovered in 1895 by William Ramsay.
Which element was discovered in space before it was discovered on earth?
helium
How discovered helium?
Pierre Janssen, who was a French astronomer discovered helium in 1868. It was the English astronomer Norman Lockyer who proposed the name helium after the Greek name of the sun, Helios.
Who discovered hilum?
Helium was first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Jansen. Helium is named after the Greek word for sun - helios.
Why was the discovery of helium unusual?
Because helium was discovered by spectral methods in the Sun.
Which element was first discovered in space before it was discovered on earth?
helium
