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Wollaston

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Wol·las·ton  (wl-stn), William Hyde 1766-1828.
British chemist and physicist who discovered palladium (1803) and rhodium (1804).
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Noun1.Wollaston - English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)
William Hyde Wollaston


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So with insects, Wollaston is convinced that residence near the sea affects their colours.
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There is an admirable foundation for a philosophic romance in the curious history of the early settlement of Mount Wollaston, or Merry Mount.
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While going one day on shore near Wollaston Island, we pulled alongside a canoe with six Fuegians.
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