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ERIC Number: EJ828682
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Feb
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 41
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Connecting Element Names with the Names of U.S. Towns
Thomas, Nicholas C.
Journal of Chemical Education, v86 n2 p181-184 Feb 2009
A survey of U.S. geographical locations reveals that the names of many elements have been used to name towns. The origin and chemical significance of the naming for a sampling of such towns is briefly reported.
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Geographic Location, Correlation, Classification, Scientific Concepts
Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Tel: 800-691-9846; Tel: 856-931-5825; Fax: 856-931-4115; e-mail: jchemed@egpp.com; Web site: http://www.jce.divched.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United States