Re: CHAT: German elements (was: Re: Basic English)
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, December 14, 1999, 14:54 |
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"Grandsire, C.A." wrote:
> I already knew that Germans used self-made
> words for the elements and all other things of Atomic Physics and
> Quantum Mechanics (like Wasserstoef for Hydrogen, if I remember
> correctly).
Indeed. And you will find "waterstuff" mentioned prominently in the
essay.
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