Ceratonia siliqua harubh. "Ceratonia siliqua", the scientific name of the carob tree, derives from the Greek "kerátiοn" κεράτιον 'fruit of the carob (from "keras" κέρας 'horn'), and Latin "siliqua" 'pod, carob'. The unit "carat", used for weighing precious metal and stones, also comes from κεράτιον, as alluding to an ancient practice of weighing gold and gemstones against the seeds of the carob tree by people in the Middle East. The system was eventually standardized, and one carat was fixed at 0.2 grams. In late Roman times, the pure gold coin known as the "solidus" weighed 24 carat seeds (about 4.5 grams). As
Pure Gold (Glenn Miller album) Pure Gold (Glenn Miller album) Pure Gold is a 1975 compilation album of studio recordings by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra released by RCA Records. The album contained ten RCA Victor studio recordings from 1939 to 1942 all originally released as 78 RPM records on the RCA Bluebird and Victor labels. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album was certified Gold in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 25, 1984. The ten tracks on the album consist of the RCA Victor studio recordings. Stereo effect reprocessed from monophonic. Side One Side