Yttrium Road

One of the roads in Ytterby is named after the basic element Yttrium. Another road is apparently named after the basic element Terbium. I never saw that street sign though

Unusual sightseeing in Uppland

June 26th 2013
Ytterium, Ytterbium, Terbium and Erbium To most people the four words in the headline probably means nothing. People who have studied science might know that they are four basic elements. These four basic elements have in common that they were all named after Ytterby, a tiny village north of Stockholm in Sweden. Or maybe it is more correct to say that the basic elements were named after ... read more

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A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more

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