Mining for Gold (GOLD!)

The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry by BBC

Dec 31, 202527:51Science & Medicine

From pharaohs' tombs in Ancient Egypt and medieval currency, to priceless royal jewellery and Spandau Ballet songs - gold has been prized for millennia. But it's only really in the last century or so that we've started u...

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