X-RAYS: THEIR DISCOVERY AND APPLICATIONS (A SCIENCE MUSEUM BOOKLET)
Written by Brian Bowers
Published by HMSO
in 1970
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X-RAYS: THEIR DISCOVERY AND APPLICATIONS (A SCIENCE MUSEUM BOOKLET)
Written by Brian Bowers.
Stock no. 811539
1970.
Softcover.
Very good condition.
X-rays are produced whenever fast moving electrons hit a solid object. The Science Museum posssesses an extensive collection of X-ray tubes, including examples of all the types mentioned in this booklet. Staple bound booklet. B/w cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 35 pages. Identification label to base of spine on front edge. Covers scuffed. Previous owner's embossed circular stamp to contents page. Contents clean.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- The X-ray collection in the Science Museum
- The discovery of X-rays:
- The background to the discovery
- W.C. Rontgen
- The announcement of Rontgen's discovery
- The early days of X-rays:
- The popular response to Rongen's discovery
- The scientific response to Rontgen's discovery
- Rontgen's subsequent work on X-rays
- X-ray tubes:
- Early X-ray tubes
- Thermionic X-ray tubes
- Accelerators of other design
- Medical applications:
- Medical diagnosis
- Therapeutic X-rays
- Non-medical applications:
- Industrial applications
- X-rays in the study of paintings
- The nature and measurement of X-rays