Johanngeorgestadt, Germany |
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Elements: Uranium
Location: Johanngeorgenstadt
Scientist: Klaproth
Johanngeorgenstadt |
Continuing eastward |
driving eastward |
Getting closer to the border |
The border of Germany |
Climbing the Erzgebirge |
Approaching Johanngeorgenstadt |
museum area |
"horse-gin" |
Inside the museum |
early 1800s |
Martin Heinrich Klaproth |
photographs of the original minerals |
authentic sample of pitchblende |
where the mines were located |
The mines |
Close-up of the mining region |
friendly denizen |
Georg Wagsfort Mine |
top of the hill |
The woods |
the site |
A New Element |
across the Czech border |
"Shopping Center" |
Looking back toward to the border |
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