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Smithson Tennant 1761-1815, English chemist. In 1796 he proved, by burning a diamond, that the diamond consists solely of carbon. In 1804 he announced his discovery of osmium and iridium.

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osmium

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osmium (symbol Os) Bluish-white, metallic element, one of the transition elements. The densest of the elements, it is associated with platinum; the chief source is as a by-product from smelting nickel. Osmium is used in producing hard alloys and to make electrical contacts and pen points. It was discovered in 1804 by English chemist Smithson Tennant (1761–1815) who named it. Properties: at.no. 76; r.a.m. 190.2; r.d. 22.57; m.p. 3045°C (5513°F); b.p. 5027°C (9081 °F); most common isotope Os¹⁹² (41.0%).

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	What's that smell? (Letters). Magazine article from: Science News; 6/1/2002; ; 344 words ; ...FALLS, IOWA According to Webster's New World Dictionary of Science (1998, Helicon), osmium's discoverer, Smithson Tennant, named the element "after the irritating smell of one of its oxides."--P. Weiss
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	Vote 2004: Knowsley.(News) Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 5/13/2004; 662 words ; ...Keith (Lab),JA Porter (Lib Dem),L Tennant (Lib Dem),P Tennant (Lib Dem) ST BARTHOLOMEWS: A J Cunningham...Moorhead (Lab),S Powell (Lib Dem),DJG Smithson (Lib Dem),S J Smithson (Lib Dem),RJ Whiley (Lab) HALEWOOD...
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