![]() ![]() Until then, you can email or tweet if you have any requests for compounds we should include in the podcast. ![]() Next week, Mike Freemantle with kerosene, and an unconventional form of warfare.Ībout a month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, an American dentist came up with a scheme to demolish Japanese cities by strapping tiny incendiary bombs to bats.įind out what happened in Project x-ray next time. That was Brian Clegg in defence of iron sulfide. ![]() It may be a simple compound of two straightforward chemical elements, and as pyrite a deceptive fake gold, but in its varied forms it shows a diversity and adaptability that makes its users anything but fools. ![]() However, elsewhere it has proved its worth. It can build up, for example, in oil and gas wells, furring up the tubing. A delicious tangle of romance, fealty and dangerous politics - Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne One false coin could topple an empire. Troili thought the main material of the meteorite was marcasite (probably meaning pyrite), but nearly 100 years later the German mineralogist Gustav Rose identified the meteorite’s composition as a different iron sulfide and named it after Troili. A sweeping fantasy romance set against the backdrop of an Ottoman Empire-inspired world, A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland is perfect for fans of A Marvellous Light and The Goblin Emperor. The name troilite was given in honour of the Italian priest Domenico Troili who made the first recorded observation of a meteor resulting in an object hitting the ground in 1766. ![]()
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