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So, what's it called now?
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When do we get Polikofium?
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gawd i like these videos
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Oooh, delcious CP
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Whoa, that's a very interesting etymology for "revolutionary."
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Copernicus was a native of Poland, and his name lierally means "copper nickel" in Latin
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Cp also once referred to lutetium's former name, cassiopeium (named after the constellation Cassiopeia)
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tellurium < Tellus (Earth) < Terra Mater, Roman Mother Earth goddess
titanium < Titans of Greek mythology
promethium < Prometheus, Titan who stole fire from the gods
tantalum < Tantalus, a king who offended the gods
niobium < Niobe, daughter of Tantulus, who also offended the gods
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There's plenty of astronomical derivation in elemental names, which in turn derives from Greek & Roman mythology:
uranium < planet Uranus < Greek god of the sky, father of Titans
neptunium < planet Neptune < Roman god of the sea
plutonium < dwarf planet Pluto < Roman god of underworld
cerium < dwarf planet Ceres < Roman goddess of agriculture
mercury < planet Mercury < Roman messenger of the gods
palladium < asteroid Pallas < Greek goddess Pallas Athena
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I just read that physicist are the ones that discover elements
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