W is an uncommonly used letter in Spanish. Luckily, wolframio (tungsten in English), was discovered by Spanish brothers José and Fausto Elhuyar in 1783, and celebrated on this stamp. Tungsten (from Swedish meaning hard stone) is an exceptionally hard metal, with the highest known boiling point of the known metallic elements at 3,422°C (6,192°F).
Thanks again to Eva for sending this one.
For more W stamps, explore the links at See it on a Postcard
So reading up on 'wolfram' explains why tungsten is W on the periodic table!
ReplyDeleteYes, there's usually a story behind the symbol
DeleteThis was very interesting! And I like the idea of stamps about elements of the periodic table. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe elements would make great stamps
DeleteI would never have guessed wolframio meant tungsten! I knew nothing about tungsten before today, I never took chemistry.
ReplyDeleteI think I only knew that from this stamp
DeleteI also thought of this one for "W" :)
ReplyDeleteI expected so!
DeleteThat was a fun fact
ReplyDeleteI did not know it until preparing for today
DeleteThe periodic table is fascinating. I like the name wolfram.
ReplyDeleteIt could be a first name
DeleteI have receive thid very stamp today :D
ReplyDeleteAmazing!
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