wollaston

• Имя собственное, относящееся к английскому химику и физику, известному открытием элементов палладия и родия, а также демонстрацией того, что статическое и гальваническое электричество идентичны (1766-1828).

A proper noun referring to an English chemist and physicist known for discovering the elements palladium and rhodium, and for demonstrating that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828).

uncountable · proper noun

1. English chemist and physicistC2formal

   William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828), an English scientist known for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium, and for demonstrating that static and current electricity are the same phenomenon.

   Уильям Хайд Волластон

   • Wollaston's work on electricity helped unify the understanding of static and current forms.
   • He isolated palladium from platinum ore in 1803.
   • The discovery of rhodium is also credited to Wollaston.