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
The X- or Roentgen rays have been mentioned several times.
From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas
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
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
