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May 08: In the history of clocks and time-keeping.. http://vialin.com
one of the earliest clocks was driven by water; the Roman -horologium-. This term was later applied to the earliest mechanical clocks. The first mechanical clocks only indicated time by sounding a bell each hour.... May 08 2005 16:11 GMT

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Antiques and Collectibles - Promoting discussion about Antiques and Collectibles fake-real, marks, appraisals. Appraisals and Questions - Ask your questions about your treasures, Found something interesting and need to identify the item and value.Marketplace and ads - Feel free to promote your antiques, share useful links or simply inform about events.Dec 13 2004 01:40 GMT

December 26 Pierre and Marie Curie announced the existence of a new el
1898 - Pierre and Marie Curie announced the existence of a new element, later to be named radium. Radium (Latin radius, ray) was discovered by Marie Curie and her husband Pierre in 1898 in pitchblende/uraninite from North Bohemia. While studying pitchblende the Curies removed uranium from it and found that the remaining material was still radioactive. They then separated out a radioactive mixture mostly consisting of barium which gave a brilliant red flame color and spectral lines which had never been documented before. In 1902 radium was isolated into its pure metal by Curie and Andre Debierne through the electrolysis of a pure radium chloride solution by using a mercury cathode and distilling in an atmosphere of hydrogen gas.Dec 26 2004 14:48 GMT

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