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jan 3, 1789 - First Table of Elements

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In 1789, a French scientist, Antoine Lavoisier defined a chemical element and created a table that contained 33 elements grouped into four categories: gases, nonmetals, metals, and earths.

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jan 3, 1789
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~ 237 years ago