Yttrium (symbol Y) is a chemical element, a transition metal with atomic number 39 on the periodic table.
Characteristics and history[]
Yttrium has an atomic mass of 88.905. This element was discovered by Humans for the first time on Earth's European continent in Finland, in the year 1794. (ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
In 2376, Verad Kalon used a phaser of which yttrium was part of its casing. (ST - Divided We Fall comic: "All Fall Down")
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Background[]
The details of how the yttrium reference came to be used in "All Fall Down" can be found here: [1].
References[]
- ST - Divided We Fall comic: "All Fall Down"
- ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual
- DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual
- TOS - Rihannsu novel: My Enemy, My Ally