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ERIC Number: EJ920328
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Oct
Pages: 2
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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The Origin of the Name "Onion's Fusible Alloy"
Jensen, William B.
Journal of Chemical Education, v87 n10 p1050-1051 Oct 2010
In response to a reader query, this article traces the history of fusible alloys, including Newton's metal, D'Arcet's metal, Rose's metal, Onion's fusible alloy, and Wood's metal. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Science History, Chemistry, Metallurgy
Division of Chemical Education, Inc and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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