One block of glass, one of aluminium, two of calcite and two of quartz, viewed under x-ray. Photoprint from radiograph by W.K. Röntgen, 1895.
- Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1845-1923.
- Date:
- 1895
- Reference:
- 32622i
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The print is from one of the first radiographs (x-ray photographs) made by the German physicist, Wilhelm Konrad Röntgen (1845-1923). Röntgen discovered the electro-magnetic rays he named "x-rays" (also known as "Röntgen rays") in Würzburg in November 1895. Röntgen mailed this and other prints to, among others, the British physicist Sir Arthur Schuster, along with an offprint of his article "Über eine neue Art von Strahlen" (1895). Dr Nora H. Schuster, Sir Arthur's daughter, presented the prints to the Wellcome Institute Library in 1962
Publication/Creation
1895
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint from radiograph, albumen ; sheet 18.1 x 13 cm
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Lettering
Kalkspath II. Glas. Kalkspath I. Aluminium. Quartz II. Quartz I.
The lettering is written in Röntgen's hand in black ink on the photograph. Lettering on mount reads: "g. 3 u. 9." The mount also bears the stamp: "Physik. Institut der Universität Würzburg"
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Wellcome Collection 32622i
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