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Copper 101
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Quick tips for quick learners
By Jill Casad |
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No one really seems to know
exactly where copper was first discovered but probably thousands of years
ago in the Middle East.
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Copper tubing was found in
tombs and temples of Egyptian rulers- still in an excellent state and
functional. ( not the Egyptian rulers- only the copper tubing
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Italians in the 6th through
3rd centuries B.C. used copper lumps as money and Julius Caesar had his own
coins made from a copper-zinc alloy.
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In Ancient India, copper was
used in the holistic medical science of
AYURDA for surgery and other medical equipment.
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Copper represents Venus, is
associated with the goddess Aphrodite and Friday
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Hippocrates used copper to
treat medical conditions.
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The American Indian tribe, the
Powhatans, traded their corn to the European colonists for copper which they
used as their currency.
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The Bible refers to the
importance of copper: " Men know how to mine silver and refine gold, to dig
from the earth and melt copper from stone" (Job 28:1-2
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The Copper Scroll, part of the
Dead Sea Scrolls found in Qumran in 1952, is made of thin rolled copper
sheets containing a map for hidden riches~ The treasure has yet to be
found................
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American artist, Maxfield
Parrish deeply appreciated the iridescent hues of copper.............look at
"Daybreak".
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Natural creams use copper
powder because it plays a vital role in skin repair. (ex: Dr. Harushka and
Weleda's)
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Copper rocks!
Hey, did I mention that copper is
the Universal symbol for female and represented in hieroglyphics by the ankh,
which symbolized eternal life?
pretty cool... |
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