[yevgeniyr]

Hello,

I am looking for an  answer on how exactly elements were discovered.
What is the process behind it ? For example how one would
discover carbon ? You take some substance, manipulate it in some
way, ( heat, electricity ) and you get a new substance.  But how do you
know what kind of substance you got ?  And how do you know that
new substance can't be further divided ? ( contains only same element
throughout ). 

Thank you.

[JGK]

http://web.me.com/dtrapp/Elements/elements.html

[Lord Dark]

thanks JGK ,, I was my self wanting to know that