Roentgen rays
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When the flying electrons strike upon a little metal target placed in their path, they produce the well-known Roentgen rays.
From Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion by Gibson, Charles R. (Charles Robert)
The former are produced by the high tension electric apparatus, which we have described in the chapter relating to wireless telegraphy; and the latter, called also the Roentgen rays, are generated by the Crookes' Tube.
From Electricity for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
The operating rooms, kitchens, wards, rooms for operating by Roentgen rays, and even a chapel have been installed.
From With the Allies by Davis, Richard Harding
The X- or Roentgen rays have been mentioned several times.
From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas
Beyond eight hundred vibrations there is plenty of light, invisible to our eyes, known as chemical rays and probably the Roentgen rays.
From Among the Forces by Warren, Henry White
