Roentgen rays

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A few years ago when many distinguished scientists celebrated in Berlin the discovery of the Roentgen rays, Mr. Roentgen himself was not present.

From How to Study and Teaching How to Study by McMurry, Frank M. (Frank Morton)

Whether the Roentgen rays are really a form of light—that is, a form of "electro-magnetic disturbance propagated through ether," is not fully determined.

From A History of Science — Volume 3 by Williams, Henry Smith

Were it not that the power is possessed of changing these rays to light rays, man could know nothing of the Roentgen rays.

From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas

Clearly this was the manifestation of a property heretofore unknown in any natural substance, and was strikingly similar to the action of the Roentgen rays.

From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith

The Efficacy of Small Doses The late revelations of chemistry, Roentgen rays, x-rays, radio-activity of metals, etc., throw an interesting light upon the seemingly infinite divisibility of matter.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry