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Phosphorus was discovered through the examination of urine.







In his search to change base metals to gold, German alchemist Hennig Brand discovered phosphorus in 1669. He separated a white, waxy material from urine. The material glowed in the dark, so he named it phosphorus, from the Greek term for “light-bearing.” He kept his discovery a secret, and a decade later chemist Robert Boyle made the same discovery.