The emission over, and the fragment of the atom gone, the residue is no longer radium, but is something else.Continuing Early Science of
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Deducing Sub-Atomic Particles
Atoms of matter are not simple, but complex; each is composed of an aggregate of smaller bodies in a state of rapid interlocked motion, restrained and
Why is Radioactivity Significant?
Many forms of matter can evaporate, and many others emit scent; wherein, then, lies the peculiarity of radioactive substances, if the power of
Radium Leads to Radioactivity
In the theory of atomic transformation the emanation of radium is the first product of disintegration and is transformed in its turn.Continuing
Early Science of Radioactivity
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Ms. Curie on Early Radioactive Research.IntroductionThis is the story
Spain’s Army Leaves Mexico
Today's installment concludes Mexican Independence,our selection from Notes on Mexico by Joel R. Poinsett published in 1822.If you have
Jansenist Heresy Reaches Canada
The Jansenist doctrines of election and salvation by grace were to the Jesuits an abomination.Previously in The Old Regime In CanadaOur
Mexican Constitution Promulgated
On February 24, 1822, Iturbide proposed to the chiefs the plan of Iguala, which was unanimously adopted by them.Continuing Mexican
Catholic Role in Mexican Independence
They declared from the pulpit that these tyrannical acts must be resisted, that the yoke was no longer to be borne.Continuing Mexican