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

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

The former are produced by the high tension electric apparatus, which we have described in the chapter relating to wireless telegraphy; and the latter, called also the Roentgen rays, are generated by the Crookes' Tube.

From Electricity for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough

The X- or Roentgen rays have been mentioned several times.

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

The pure search for truth and knowledge was not lowered when the electrical waves were harnessed for wireless telegraphy, or the Roentgen rays were forced into the service of surgery.

From Psychology and Industrial Efficiency by Münsterberg, Hugo