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Announcement of Radium
- When
- 26 December 1898
- Where
- French Academy of Sciences
Marie and Pierre Curie announced the existence of radium to the French Academy of Sciences on 26 December 1898.
The announcement followed the isolation of polonium in July 1898. The name radium was derived from the Latin word for ray, recognizing the element's emission of energy. The discovery was made from pitchblende ore mined at Jáchymov.
Sources
- Radium Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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