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Article #2773Re: promethium
From: Col. G. L. Sicherman
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1986 19:35
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1986 19:35
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In article <6588@utzoo.UUCP>, henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
> Not to mention that the jury is *still* out, to some extent, on whether
> tantalum is really columbium.
Tantalum? You mean niobium. Tantalum is named after Tantalus, the
Greek god of snatching elements away from chemists.
I think elements should be named after cartoon characters. Who could
be offended by a name like "Mickeymousium"?
"Mice are DIRTY." --from a Nazi tract
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Col. G. L. Sicherman
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