M0015487: Thomas Edison using a calcium tungstate flouroscope

Previous title, replaced October 2021: Edison using a calcium tungstate flouroscope.

Reproduction of a photograph of Thomas Edison using a calcium tungstate flouroscope to examine the hand by x-rays. The tube is in the box, a Sprengel vacuum pump nearby. Published in Thompson, Edward, P: Roentgen rays and phenomena of the anode and cathode, New York : D. Van Nostrand, 1896

November 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.