| Show THE ROMANCE OF ALUM ALUMINUM aluminum Is a metal etal which we are sup supposal to owe to modern science lince but a curious passage of 0 pliny a works which haa loa hitherto received but little attention indicates that it was decoe ered once before ai as long aa ago as the first century of the christian era during the ot at tiberius a certain worker in metals appeared at the palace and showed a beautiful cup co corn m poked of a brilliant whit white metal th that ailt af saono one like silver IN bej hea the artificer artl flear was presenting it to the emperor be he purposely droppel dropped it on the floor of the chamber the goblet was eo so bruised by the fall that it seemed irretrievably injured but the workman took his bit hammer and in presence pretence of the court rep repaired alred the damage without delay dalay it was evident that this metal was wa tt rt r t liver silver though it bad almost tho same brilliancy besides being much more ductile and considerably lighter the emperor questioned the arti artiller Leer closely and larned learned from him that le extracted the tile metal from an earth tiberius Tibe rlue then asked it anyone besides himself knew know the process and received the pr proud ou d reply that the t 9 known only to himself hlin lf and Jp jeiter iter athla ana answer was sufficient the emperor bad had I 1 fleeted that it it were pots me ble to ob tin thi this metal from so commma a as clay the value of gold and silver rould be really greatly reduced 0 fa o he deterra determined vied tj avert cab such a lamentable catastrophe he ile caused the works workshops hos of t the he disbot berer to be wholly dee detroyer de troyed and the tho luellean luel leap artificer waa was seized and de decap e ap listed so a that bis his secret might perish wl h hip il it ts is thought that this nilai t bait ten been aluminum |
