How was sodium discovered?

"WHERE" was Sodium first discovered?!?

  • I've looked everywhere and all the questions just state that it was discovered in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy! I need to know "WHERE" it was discovered. Please help!

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    Sodium was discovered by Sir Humphrey Davy at 1807 in England. Origin of name: from the English word "soda" (the origin of the symbol Na comes from the Latin word "natrium"). Sodium was first isolated in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy, who made it by the electrolysis of very dry molten sodium hydroxide, NaOH. Sodium collected at the cathode. Davy isolated potassium by a similar procedure, also in 1807. Shortly after, Thenard and Gay-Lussac isolated sodium by reducing sodium hydroxide with iron metal at high temperatures. --------------------------------------… I hope this is helpful.

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Sodium was discovered by Sir Humphrey Davy at 1807 in ENGLAND.

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