Prometheus gave fire to the humans. The element is promethium.
Apollo is technically the sun God if you actually believe in this
Because helium was first discovered in spectral lines from the sun it was named after the Greek god of the sun Helios. Also it was known that it could defy gravity for example, balloons.
The element helium was first identified on the sun by examination of its spectral lines. While it was later also discovered on earth, because it was first found on the sun (Helios in Greek) it was named for that location.
It is named for the ancient Greek city of Magnesia, where it was first discovered.
Helium was first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Jansen. Helium is named after the Greek word for sun - helios.
The ones who discovered the element mercury were the ancients
Helium (He) was named from the greek word helios=sun. Helium was given that name because it was first discovered at the spectrum of the chromosphere of sun.
many of the first discovered elements were named by greek and roman philosophers
from the greek god of the suncalled Helios
Because helium was first discovered in spectral lines from the sun it was named after the Greek god of the sun Helios. Also it was known that it could defy gravity for example, balloons.
The element helium was first identified on the sun by examination of its spectral lines. While it was later also discovered on earth, because it was first found on the sun (Helios in Greek) it was named for that location.
Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Munzenberg, and Sigurd Hofmann discovered the element Darmstadtium . The element was named after Darmstadt, Germany where it was first produced.
America, the country it was discovered in. Many elements are named after the country where they were first found.
It is named for the ancient Greek city of Magnesia, where it was first discovered.
Helium was first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Jansen. Helium is named after the Greek word for sun - helios.
The ones who discovered the element mercury were the ancients
Phosphorus
planets were named as discovered, so when the Greeks found them the were named with greek,