| 单词 | electrum |
| 例句 | “Electric...that’s like electrum. That’s a kind of stone, a jewel, made out of gum from trees. There’s insects in it, sometimes.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This song has an axis of electrum, chile. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alice Coltrane 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The most extraordinary object from Champa in New York is vaguely described in the exhibition book as a “silver/electrum covered vessel.” Review: Lifting Hazy Veils From Centuries of Vietnamese Art 2010-02-26T18:30:00Z Egyptian Pharaohs send expeditions to Punt to recover precious metals, like gold, silver, electrum and rare gemstones. In Search of the Lost Land of Gold (and mummified baboons too) 2013-08-30T21:45:04.883Z Therefore neither electrum nor Stannum is of itself a real metal, but rather an alloy of two metals. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z In both cases the name is derived from the pale yellow colour of electrum, resembling that of amber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z With a mirror made in this way from the 'electrum magicum,' Paracelsus says: 'You may see the events of the past and the present, absent friends or enemies, and see what they are doing. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore I have fashioned thy 10 limbs in electrum, thy bones in brass, and thy arms in iron. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings It does not appear that the gold-silver alloy—'electrum,' of which the Egyptians were so fond—was used by the Minoans. The Sea-Kings of Crete And yet if silver be parted from the electrum, then gold remains and not electrum; if silver be taken away from Stannum, then lead remains and not Stannum. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Traffic, get gain, electrum from the mine Of Lydia, and the gold of Ind! The Seven Plays in English Verse Mirrors made of the 'electrum magicum' are warranted antipathetic to all evil influences, because there is hidden in the metal a 'heavenly power and influence of the seven planets.' Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore “Then said Uba-aner, ‘Bring me my casket of ebony and electrum.’ Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings A house and pyramid were built for him; a garden was laid out for him with a lake and a kiosk, and a golden statue with a robe of electrum was set up in it. Patriarchal Palestine Amber was known to the Greeks by the name electrum, but whether the alloy of the same name took its name from the colour of amber or vice versa is uncertain. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The Egyptians classified metals under two heads--namely, the noble metals, as gold, electrum, and silver; and the base metals, as copper, iron, lead, and, at a later period, tin. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt As early as the eighth century B.C. the Lydian monarchs began to strike coins of electrum, a natural alloy of gold and silver. Early European History The pale gold or electrum here mentioned was the general material for decorating the royal chariot. Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty Then said Uba-aner, 'Bring me my casket of ebony and electrum.' Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty That when they have melted the gold and purified it by means of a kind of aluminous earth, the residue left is electrum. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z These articles shall be engraved on a pillar of electrum, which shall be set up on the border in mid-air. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 Lydian coin of about 700 B.C.; the material is electrum, a compound of gold and silver. Early European History The list of seven metals is that of the most ancient times—gold, electrum, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron; but it is clearly recognised that electrum is an alloy of gold and silver. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus The halls of Alkinous and Menelaus glitter with gold, copper, and electrum; while large stocks of yet unemployed metal—gold, copper, and iron are stored up in the treasure-chamber of Odysseus and other chiefs. The Iliad Book VIII., metals—gold, silver, quicksilver, copper, lead, tin, antimony, bismuth, iron, and alloys, such as electrum, brass, etc.; De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z A natural alloy of gold containing 20 per cent silver, termed electrum, is the lowest grade of the noble metal. Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students Vases of gold and electrum, with two ingots, found beneath the ruins of Troy. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples Beneath the electrum cap of one of them that had been hurled from it in its descent right into the circle of the priests, lay a shapeless mass. Morning Star Silver was found in even greater abundance, both in ornaments and in vessels; besides which there were articles in electrum, which is an amalgam of silver with gold. History of Phoenicia He poured perfume upon his head, passed an electrum necklace around his neck, and put on him sandals with heels of pearl,—sandals belonging to his own daughter! Salammbo From this electrum he supposed that valuable amulets and magic mirrors could be prepared. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought |
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