トマス・トムソン (化学者)
But as there is not the smallest evidence for its metallic nature, and as it bears a close resemblance to boron and carbon, it is better to class it along with these bodies, and to give it the name of silicon."
↑ The Annals of Philosophy, 1820, p.193
↑ Outlines of Mineralogy, Geology, and Mineral Analysis|Explanation of Allan's saccharometer: appointed by Act of Parliament for the Use of Distillers, &c. (1840)