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From: colonel@ellie.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
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Subject: Re: promethium
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Date: Fri, 18-Apr-86 14:35:39 EST
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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"?


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