Three new elements, including one named after famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus,have been added to the Periodic Table. The general assembly of the international union of Pure anx applied Physics (IUPAP) has approved the names of the new elements numbered 110,111 and 112 and are called dramstadtium (DS), roentgenium (Rg) and copernicium (Cn). The general assembly, which consists of 60 members from different countries, approved the new names at its meeting at the institute of Physics(IOP) in London, the Daily Mail newspaper reported. Although they have only justbeen approved to the table table, the elements were discovered a long time ago. But names need to be officially given to them by scientific organizations. According to universe Today, Copernicium was created on February 9, 1996, but its original name- ununbium - didn't get changed until almost two years ago when German scientists proved its existence.
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