To: P.O.E.
Plumbum was the Latin name for lead. That’s why the symbol is Pb. That’s also the reason plumbing is called plumbing.
26 posted on
07/20/2024 8:24:02 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(I'd rather be in a boat with a drink on the rocks, than in the drink with a boat on the rocks.)
To: SunkenCiv
Cool to learn. Never knew.
28 posted on
07/20/2024 10:03:55 PM PDT by
waterhill
(I Believe! Eph. 5:11)
To: SunkenCiv
When I built my still last week, I used silver though
29 posted on
07/20/2024 10:07:11 PM PDT by
waterhill
(I Believe! Eph. 5:11)
To: SunkenCiv
I admire your brilliance from afar.
To: SunkenCiv
I’ve always wondered if the Roman name for lead was because they used lead for piping or as a weight in making a “plumb line” to make sure water ran downhill along the aqueducts and into the city fountains, baths, etc.
31 posted on
07/21/2024 1:34:08 AM PDT by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America.)
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