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Have mercy on our souls (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

That's what happened to aluminium. Sir Humphrey Davey came up with aluminum in 1812 but his peers decided it wasn't classical sounding enough.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

He even called it "Alumium" before that, which I think is even better

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I refuse to call it anything but Aluminum just for that. I find it insulting to Sir Humphrey Davey that his naming rights were basically stolen by someone completely unrelated.