Copernicium was first created in 1996 by the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research. In May 2009 the JWP officially recognized the GSI team as the discoverers of element 112. It is named after Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
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Copernicium at webelements.com
Copernicium at Simple Wikipedia
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