Roentgen rays

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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

The rays producing this glow were not the cathode rays, although apparently arising from them, and are what have since been called the Roentgen rays, or X-rays.

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

Luckily, not even Roentgen rays could discover what a store of drawings, charts, and fortress plans I keep in my memory.

From The Coming Conquest of England by Niemann, August

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

Or, instead, a photographic plate may be used, for the Roentgen rays affect the materials from which these plates are made.

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