Hi!
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!
There's your history lessons for today! (is there a question that
can't be answered by the TechNet resources?)
Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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Subject: Assy: Question
Author: [log in to unmask] at ccmgw1
Date: 2/17/97 8:44 AM
Hello everyone,
Need help again !!!
Does anyone could tell me what is plumbum and argentum ???
Thanks in Advance.
Poh KH
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