While Zinc was unknown in Europe until the end of 16th century, India had been producing Zinc at a large scale since the 12thcentury onwards. The mines in Rajasthan have given an evidence of zinc production since 6th century BC. Zinc was distinctly recognized as a metal under the designation of “Yasada” or “Jasada” (Yashad) in the medical dictionary written in the year 1374.
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“Philosopher’s Wool” or “White Snow”.. Zinc… always and forever…
Zinc in Space…
When NASA scientists needed a coating that could withstand the extreme temperatures of space travel, they turned to Zinc Oxide.
“Fish-plate, Not Being Fishy !!”
Many of us would not know about “Fish-plate” in Railways. .. a little definition how this word has been derived…
‘The Power of Zinc…. in Batteries…’
Alessandro Volta, in the year 1800, did not just invent batteries, he unfolded an evolution…
‘Zinc in the Moon Buggy…’
Zinc was used in the wheels and the batteries of the Moon Buggy. The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) or Lunar Rover was a Zinc-Silver battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo Program (15, 16, and 17) during 1971 and 1972.