U.S. Chem. = ALUMINIUM; being the name given by Davy in 1812.
1812. Sir H. Davy, Chem. Philos., I. 355. As yet Aluminum has not been obtained in a perfectly free state.
1833. Penny Cycl., I. 406. Alumina, the earthy oxide of aluminum sometimes called argil or the argillaceous earth.
1855. in Proc. Am. Phil. Soc., VI. 141. Mr. Du Bois laid upon the table specimens of the metal aluminum.
1879. C. Cameron, in Cassell’s Techn. Educ., I. 170. Aluminum is a white malleable metal.
