Nickel (symbol Ni) is a chemical element, a metal with atomic number 28 on the periodic table.
Characteristics and history[]
Nickel has an atomic mass of 58.71, and was discovered by Humans on Earth's European continent for the first time in the year 1751, in Sweden. (ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
Nickel is a good signal when mining for latinum crystals as they typically form near deposits of the metal. (DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)
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References[]
- TOS episode: "Metamorphosis"
- TNG episode: "Clues"
- DS9 episode: "The Jem'Hadar"
- VOY episodes: "Rise", "Once Upon a Time"
- ST references: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual, Spaceflight Chronology
- DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual
- TOS - Rihannsu novel: My Enemy, My Ally
- TOS novels: Ishmael, The Kobayashi Maru, The Better Man
- DS9 - Invasion! novel: Time's Enemy
- FASA RPG module: The Four Years War
- VOY - Captain Proton: Defender of the Earth short story: "The Planets of the Future"
- ST - New Worlds, New Civilizations short story: "225 Years of Service"
External links[]
- Nickel article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Nickel article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Nickel article at Tardis Data Core, the Doctor Who wiki