Heinrich Rose
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Heinrich Rose was a German mineralogist and analytical chemist. He was the brother of the mineralogist Gustav Rose and a son of Valentin Rose.
Rose's early works on phosphorescence were noted in the Quarterly Journal of Science in 1821, and on the strength of these works, he was elected privatdozent at the University of Berlin from 1822, then Professor from 1832.
The mineral columbite
The element niobium
Niobe
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In Greek mythology, Niobe was a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa. Niobe was the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas.
A 1772 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Niobe attempting to shield her children from Artemis and Apollo
Woodcut illustration of Niobe, Amphion and their dead sons, ca. 1474 – Penn Provenance Project
Jacques-Louis David, Niobe and Her Daughter, 1775–80, black ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper, overall: 15.2 x 14 cm (6 × 5 1/2 in.), NGA 107057
The Weeping Rock in Mount Sipylus, Manisa, Turkey, has been associated with Niobe's legend since Antiquity.