Protoford Report post Posted July 17, 2009 Discovered 13 years ago, and officially added to the periodic table just weeks ago, element 112 finally has a name. It will be called "copernicium", with the symbol Cp, in honour of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8153596.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites