May 10, 1860 - Cesium is discovered

German chemists Robert Bunsen and Gustav Robert Kirchoff announce the discovery of cesium (Cs) to the German Academy of Sciences. The researchers made their finding after performing a spectral analysis of solid residue from Durkheim's mineral water. Ranked 64th in natural abundance, cesium has an atomic number of 55.

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