Vol. 74 No. 1 (2026): NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics
Book Review

Book Review

Published 2026-03-10

Abstract

Antimony, Gold, And Jupiter’s Wolf: How the Elements Were Named. By Peter Wothers. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2019. Pp. 273 (Hardback). $29.95. ISBN13: 978-0-19-965272-3.

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