Helium Isolated on Earth for the First Time

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Title

Helium Isolated on Earth for the First Time

Description

After almost 27 years after it was first detected in the chromosphere during the total solar eclipse of 18 August 1868 in India, Sir William Ramsay, a Scottish chemist, isolated the element whilst treating a sample of the mineral cleveite.

Source

historicalevents

Date

26/03/1895

Contributor

am619@st-andrews.ac.uk

Type

Site

Identifier

21

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Citation

“Helium Isolated on Earth for the First Time,” Virtual Museum, accessed March 14, 2025, https://eclipse.curious-sta.org/omeka/items/show/21.

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