Talk:Niobium
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Some of the text in this entry was rewritten from Los Alamos National Laboratory - Niobium. Additional text was taken directly from USGS Niobium Statistics and Information, from the Elements database 20001107 (via dict.org), Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (via dict.org) and WordNet (r) 1.7 (via dict.org). Data for the table were obtained from the sources listed on the subject page and Wikipedia:WikiProject Elements but were reformatted and converted into SI units.
[edit] Talk
I am preparing a paper on Niobium for the 2003 Santa Fe Symposium. I can not find any information on Charles Hatchet who discovered Niobium. Who was Charles Hatchet? A scholar doing pure research? Did he discover other elements? How did he discover Niobium? Is there a picture of him anywhere? Thanks for your thoughts, Bill Seeley reactive@commseed.net PS We are a supplier on Niobium to the jewelry market.
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- Sorry I really wish I could help. I'm pretty good at finding information by using search engines but alas this article kept coming up in the top results and the other results had even less information. It is shocking but I don't think anybody has posted any substantial information about this person on the Internet. There also doesn't seem to be any biographies done on this person. And a search at Amazon.com, bn.com and the US Library of Congress came up with nothing. IMO the only way to get good biographical info on this person is through primary research by visiting England. You might get lucky and find a dusty old book with information on him. --mav 09:54 Nov 24, 2002 (UTC)
According to the spelling in Sir Joseph Banks' (contemporaneous) correspondence, Hatchett has two 't's... Most sources spell it this way as well. user:sjc
- Thank you - That may make a big difference in finding info on this person. --mav
[edit] body piercing
I recall reading that Niobum does not cause allergic reations in people so that is why it is used in body piercing jewelry.
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- I was going to say the same thing. "Because of its bluish color" really doesn't make sense. Jafafa Hots 12:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation of niobium
Is it pronounced with a long i or a short i -- "knee"-obium or "nigh"-obium? 171.65.102.235 22:47, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
- Following the Great Vowel Shift, "Niobe" is pronounced /'najobi/ in English, so I'm guessing the latter. 89.138.121.82 06:18, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Is it safe or hazardous?
The section on body piercing says it's used for jewelry because it is biologically inert, while below it says that dust or compounds are severe health hazards. Which is correct?
Both. The metal used for jewelry is neither a compound nor dust.--Syd Henderson 02:43, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
