Where was scandium chemical element discovered?

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Scandium was discovered in 1879 by Lars Fredrik Nilson at the Uppsala University. He named it from the Latin word Scandia meaning "Scandinavia"
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flagSweden
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3%
1%
90%
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flagSwitzerland
5%
13%
1%
77%
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flagAustria
9%
13%
1%
75%
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flagthe Netherlands
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12%
12%
74%
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flagRepublic of Ireland
7%
11%
7%
74%
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flagGermany
7%
12%
6%
73%
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flagPoland
8%
13%
8%
68%
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flagthe United Kingdom
8%
15%
8%
66%
400
flagUnknown
10%
19%
8%
60%
56
flagAustralia
11%
20%
11%
56%
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flagCanada
13%
13%
15%
56%
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flagthe United States
10%
19%
17%
51%
803
flagGhana
11%
17%
23%
47%
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flagMalaysia
15%
15%
22%
45%
40
flagIndia
13%
18%
24%
41%
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flagPakistan
23%
16%
19%
38%
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flagSingapore
10%
17%
33%
38%
39
flagthe Philippines
15%
21%
26%
35%
90
flagthe United Arab Emirates
10%
34%
24%
31%
29
flagNigeria
12%
25%
32%
28%
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