An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A very hard, silver-white to steel-gray metal with a body-centered cubic crystalline structure; symbol W. Atomic number 74; atomic weight 183.85; melting point about 3,410°C; boiling point 5,660°C; specific gravity 19.3 at 20°C.
The chemical element was discovered by the Swedish
chemist Carl-Wilhelm Scheele in 1781. Tungsten metal was first isolated by the Spanish chemists Don Fausto d’Elhuyar and his brother Don Juan Jose d’Elhuyar in 1783.

See also: The name derives from the Swedish ng sten “heavy stone”. The chemical symbol, W, is derived from the Ger. wolfram, which was found with tin and interfered with the smelting of tin.