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minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·10 months agoAmericans didn’t call it aluminum first. British chemist Humphry Davy, the damn guy who isolated and named it, originally named it aluminum in 1812. He called it aluminum to match the sound of platinum, which was a highly prestigious metal. Thomas Young suggested aluminium after reading Davys book, because it matched other metals more closely.
Americans didn’t call it aluminum first. British chemist Humphry Davy, the damn guy who isolated and named it, originally named it aluminum in 1812.
He called it aluminum to match the sound of platinum, which was a highly prestigious metal.
Thomas Young suggested aluminium after reading Davys book, because it matched other metals more closely.