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Re: Unit conversion (low Audi cont)

To: honge@creighton.edu (Psycho Bob)
Subject: Re: Unit conversion (low Audi cont)
From: Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 07:55:13 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net (Quattro List)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.HPP.3.95.961014205404.8438A-100000@bluejay.creighton.edu> from "Psycho Bob" at Oct 14, 96 08:55:31 pm
Reply-To: duane@zk3.dec.com
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

Hairy green toads from Mars made Psycho Bob say:

> >Yes, but why is Mercury "Hg," when neither of these two letters can be 
> >found in the name "Mercury?"   :-)
> 
> Ain't it rooted in Latin? Or should I get me head out of books? My brain
> hurts...

Hydragum (sp?), which is latin for "water-metal".

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References:
- Re: Unit conversion (low Audi cont)
  - From: Psycho Bob <honge@creighton.edu>

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