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%
12%
3%
76%
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flagRepublic of Ireland
7%
10%
7%
75%
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flagAustria
9%
13%
2%
74%
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flagthe Netherlands
0%
12%
12%
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%
7%
66%
401
flagUnknown
10%
19%
8%
60%
56
flagAustralia
11%
20%
11%
56%
130
flagCanada
13%
13%
15%
56%
76
flagthe United States
10%
18%
17%
51%
810
flagMalaysia
15%
15%
22%
45%
40
flagGhana
11%
19%
25%
44%
36
flagIndia
13%
18%
24%
41%
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flagPakistan
23%
16%
19%
38%
96
flagSingapore
10%
17%
33%
38%
39
flagthe Philippines
15%
21%
26%
35%
90
flagthe United Arab Emirates
10%
33%
23%
30%
30
flagNigeria
12%
25%
32%
28%
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