Question

Who is the first scientist to use the symbols for elements? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Scottish chemist Thomas Thomson was the first to use letters as chemical symbols in the article “Mineralogy” in the Supplement (1801) to the 3rd edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

Answer 2

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Thomas Thomson

• The Scottish physicist Thomas Thomson was the first to utilize letters as synthetic images in the article "Mineralogy" in the Supplement (1801) to the third release of the Encyclopædia Britannica.