M0015487: Thomas Edison using a calcium tungstate flouroscope

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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: <i>Roentgen rays and phenomena of the anode and cathode</i>, New York : D. Van Nostrand, 1896

M0015487: Thomas Edison using a calcium tungstate flouroscope

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