History

History

The History of Magnesium The Discovery of Magnesium The Origin of Magnesium
 * Comes from a district of Thessaly called Magnesia
 * The compounds of the element have been know for a long time
 * Discovered first by Joseph Black in 1755
 * Davy was the first to isolate it in 1808
 * In 1831 he put it in its coherent form
 * From the Greed word "Magnesia", a district of Thessaly