Historedia
Group or institution

Royal Society of London

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1808–1809

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Royal Society of London, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Humphry Davy announces isolation of calcium and boron by electrolysis

    1808–1809

    Role: Learned society and national academy of sciences

    1. 30 June 1808 · Royal Society of LondonAnnouncement of Isolated Metals

      Davy reported the isolation of barium, calcium, strontium, and magnesium to the Royal Society on 30 June 1808.

    2. 1809 · Royal Society of LondonIsolation of Boron

      Observations from 1808 experiments led to the isolation of boron, noted in 1809.

Sources

  1. Royal Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12