▲ 675 ▼ "Do your own research" they say. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FauxPseudo@lemmy.world to c/skeptic@lemmy.world 100 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) No one has ever proposed "aliminium" for the name of the element. "Alumium" was the original, "Aluminum" and "Aluminium" were battled in American and British journals. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago British chemist Humphrey Davy named it alumium at first but immediately changed it aluminum. A journalist reporting on his discovery changed it to aluminium. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough, I guess I was just miss remembering. I thought he called it both multiple times and the US and Britain just said fuck it and went with one or the other. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) The -ium ending is the standard naming convention for elements, e.g., plutonium, natrium, kalium. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Platinum says hello. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago That's an after the fact convention though. I dont see anyone proposing we rename iron to ferium, silver to argentium, or lead to plumbumium. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago British chemist Humphrey Davy named it alumium at first but immediately changed it aluminum. A journalist reporting on his discovery changed it to aluminium. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough, I guess I was just miss remembering. I thought he called it both multiple times and the US and Britain just said fuck it and went with one or the other. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) The -ium ending is the standard naming convention for elements, e.g., plutonium, natrium, kalium. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Platinum says hello. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago That's an after the fact convention though. I dont see anyone proposing we rename iron to ferium, silver to argentium, or lead to plumbumium. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Platinum says hello. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago That's an after the fact convention though. I dont see anyone proposing we rename iron to ferium, silver to argentium, or lead to plumbumium. permalink fedilink source parent
