Nickel (symbol Ni) is a chemical element, a metal with atomic number 28 on the periodic table.

Characteristics and historyEdit

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)

AppendicesEdit

ReferencesEdit

• 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 linksEdit

• 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 Wikia for Doctor Who sources.