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

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)

First of all it was subjected to the Roentgen rays, the result being to show that the interior was not homogeneous.

From William of Germany by Shaw, Stanley

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

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