This is a simple matter of looking up the discovery date of the elements. And the results are Known since ancient times Copper, Sulfur, Silver, Tin, Antimony, Gold, Mercury, Lead Then somewhere around 1400, Bismuth. 1669 Phosphorus 1694 Carbon 1735 Iron 1735 Platinum 1751 Nickel, Cobalt 1755 Magnesium The list in alphabetical order is: Antimony, Bismuth, Carbon, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Mercury, Nickel, Phosphorus, Platinum, Silver, Sulfur, and Tin