[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Hydrogen"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Dec 30 12:17:06 UTC 2023


hydrogen (OED 1791)

1788 _Analytical Review_ II. 577 (Google Books)  Vital air has its base, called oxigene by M. Lavoisier; and, in like manner, the base of inflammable air is called hydrogene.

Fred Shapiro

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