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The Birth of Chemistry
1872; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 7; Issue: 161 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1038/007068f0
ISSN1476-4687
Autores Tópico(s)History and advancements in chemistry
ResumoMR. RODWELL writes:—“The Greek name for tin, ‘kassiteros’ (κασσιτépos), was perhaps derived from the Insulæ Cassiterides or Scilly Islands;” but he does not state how these islands came by such a high-sounding name.
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