Roentgen rays

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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

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

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

I must tell you of my own experiences in connection with these X-rays, which I hear some men describe also as 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)