Today's installment concludes Early Science of Radioactivity,the name of our combined selection from Mme. Marie Curie, Sir William Ramsay, and Sir
Radioactivity Science Before Curie
It was Robert Boyle, in his " Skeptical Chymist," who first controverted these ancient and medieval notions, and who gave to the word "element" the
How Does Radioactivity Work?
The emission over, and the fragment of the atom gone, the residue is no longer radium, but is something else.Continuing Early Science of
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
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
Two Independent Discoveries
Today's installment concludes Neptune Discovered,our selection from Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge published in 1893. For works benefiting
The Hunt for Planet X
But anyone in the situation of the astronomer-royal knows that almost every post brings absurd letters from ambitious correspondents, some of them
Neptune Discovered
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Problems with Uranus.IntroductionHow does one discover a planet? This