Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements

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Post by theoneill » Mon, Jul 19, 2010, 5:48 AM UTC

Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements
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Re: Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements

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Post by lasonrisa » Mon, Jul 19, 2010, 8:07 AM UTC

John you might need to consider Ytterby for "The Geek Atlas II".

Re: Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements

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Post by daivd » Mon, Jul 19, 2010, 8:52 AM UTC

Ytterby is not an island. It is a village _on_ an island: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterby

Re: Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements

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Post by m_eiman » Mon, Jul 19, 2010, 9:17 AM UTC

daivd wrote: post #3

Ytterby is not an island. It is a village _on_ an island: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterby

There are also several other places named "Ytterby", translated the name means something like "outer village". (I happen to live in one of the other ones :))

Pointless map of Ytterbys in Sweden: http://kartor.eniro.se/m/pBGRL

Re: Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements

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Post by PassTheAmmo » Mon, Jul 19, 2010, 12:23 PM UTC

Didn't you mean to link to this article: http://www.slate.com/id/2258112/entry/2260782/

Re: Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements

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Post by s-phi-nl » Mon, Jul 19, 2010, 1:58 PM UTC

m_eiman wrote: post #4

daivd wrote: post #3

Ytterby is not an island. It is a village _on_ an island: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterby

There are also several other places named "Ytterby", translated the name means something like "outer village". (I happen to live in one of the other ones :)) Pointless map of Ytterbys in Sweden: http://kartor.eniro.se/m/pBGRL

Just out of curiosity would "Ytterboe" mean "from Ytterby"? I'm wondering because my college has a dorm named "Ytterboe".

Re: Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements

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Post by m_eiman » Mon, Jul 19, 2010, 4:01 PM UTC

s-phi-nl wrote: post #6

m_eiman wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are also several other places named "Ytterby", translated the name means something like "outer village". (I happen to live in one of the other ones :)) Pointless map of Ytterbys in Sweden: http://kartor.eniro.se/m/pBGRL

Just out of curiosity would "Ytterboe" mean "from Ytterby"? I'm wondering because my college has a dorm named "Ytterboe".

Nope, Ytterboe isn't swedish. "Person living in Ytterby" is "Ytterbybo", which is close but not quite the same.