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Einsteinium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Es and atomic number 99. It is named after Albert Einstein and is a member of the actinide series and the seventh transuranium element. Einsteinium was discovered as a component of the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion in 1952.
Cadmium is named after Cadmus (in Greek: Κάδμος: Kadmos), a character in Greek mythology and calamine is derived from Le Calamine, the French name of the Belgian town of Kelmis. Indium (In) 49 indigo: Greek via Latin and English descriptive (colour) Named after indigo, because of an indigo-coloured spectrum line.
helium: named for the Sun where it was discovered by spectral analysis, being associated with the deity Helios, iridium: named for the Greek goddess Iris, tellurium: named for the Roman goddess of the earth, Tellus Mater, niobium: named for Niobe, a character of Greek mythology, vanadium: named for Vanadis, another name for Norse goddess Freyja,
Name Source Notes Adamant / Adamantine : Greek mythology Adamant has long meant any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance and, formerly, a legendary stone or mineral of impenetrable hardness and many other properties, often identified with diamond or lodestone. [1]
In Greek mythology, Caeneus or Kaineus (Ancient Greek: Καινεύς, romanized: Kaineús) was a Lapith hero, ruler of Thessaly, and the father of the Argonaut Coronus. Caeneus was born a girl, Caenis ( Ancient Greek : Καινίς , romanized : Kainís ), the daughter of Elatus , but after Poseidon had sex with Caenis, she was transformed by ...
Rebutia einsteinii, a cactus named after Einstein by its finder, Alberto Vojtěch Frič; Russell–Einstein Manifesto, issued in 1955 by Bertrand Russell in the midst of the Cold War; Zebra Puzzle, also known as Einstein's Puzzle or Riddle
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios (/ ˈ h iː l i ə s,-ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἥλιος pronounced [hɛ̌ːlios], lit. 'Sun'; Homeric Greek: Ἠέλιος) is the god who personifies the Sun. His name is also Latinized as Helius, and he is often given the epithets Hyperion ("the one above") and Phaethon ("the shining").
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