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Hello,
Thks for the history lesson !!!
Poh
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At 02:16 AM 2/21/97 +0100, you wrote:
>
>Wow and I thought I would never use that particular Metallurgy class
> again!
>
> The word plumbum is Latin for lead and is why the Periodic Table
>uses
> Pb as the symbol for lead.The Romans used lead as aqueduct piping
>and
> as decorative paint on plates - needless to say that the average
>Roman
> accumulated an unhealthy level of lead in his/her system if they
>lived
> long enough.
>
> The word argentum is Latin for silver and is why the Periodic Table
> uses Ag as the symbol for silver. The Greek armies used to fall
>sick
> due to periodic stomach illnesses and the soldiers were sick more
> often than the officers - the soldiers used tin cups and the
>officers
> used silver cups. What's the big deal - silver is a natural biocide
> and killed the little creatures that were in whatever lake the
>Greek
> army was drinking out at the time!
>
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>
>Hi Bob,
>
>Thank you very...very...very much to teach us in History.
>
>I think that with all our answers and in particular yours, our colleague
>Poh, will avoid to ask us for other Chemical Product in two or three years.
>
>My best regards to everyone.
>
>
>
>
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