Origins of the Element Names

Elements Named for the 7 Planets
Known to the Ancients

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metal
Gold
Silver
Iron
Mercury
Tin
Copper
Lead
planet
Sun
Moon
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
symbol
alchemist symbol
alchemist symbol
alchemist symbol
alchemist symbol
alchemist symbol
alchemist symbol
alchemist symbol
Latin
dies
Solis
Lunae
Martis
Mercurii
Jovis
(pater)
Vereris
Saturni
English
days
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
French
days
Dimanche
Lundi
Mardi
Mercredi
Jeudi
Vendredi
Samdi
Norwegian
days
Søndag
Mandag
Tirsdag
Onsdag
Torsdag
Fredag
Lørdag

The ancients believed that the heavenly planets controlled materials and events on earth.

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