By 1869, a total of 63 elements had been discovered.
There were 118 elements known as of 2008.
I believe there were 55 or 56 known elements then.
There are 118 known elements, but the number of pure elements found naturally on Earth is around 90.
This extremely important discovery was made by Russian chemist Dmitry Mendeleyev somewhere in the late 1800's. He suggested arranging the known elements by atomic weight (or mass) - which would, by extension, mean by atomic number - in order to predict the properties of as yet undiscovered elements. His system worked perfectly and enabled other scientists to fill in the blanks and complete what is known as the Periodic Table of Elements.
36 elements were known in 1800.
Approx. 20 elements were known in 1800.
There were 33 elements discovered by the end of the 18th century.
There are currently 118 known elements.
By 1869, a total of 63 elements had been discovered.
There were 118 elements known as of 2008.
118 or 119
Now are known 118 chemical elements.
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Today are known 118 chemical elements; 98 are considered as natural elements (but some have also and an artificial origin).
Periodic Table of Elements.
Today (July 2013) 118 chemical elements are known.