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Presentation to the Danish Academy of Sciences

When
1825
Where
Copenhagen
Part of
Ørsted produces metallic aluminium

Ørsted presented his results and a sample of the metal to the Danish Academy of Sciences in early 1825.

He presented his results and a sample of the metal at meetings of the Danish Academy of Sciences in early 1825. Despite the achievement, he considered the discovery to be of limited importance.

Sources

  1. Hans Christian Ørsted Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
  2. Aluminium Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

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