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Crookes

noun
1.
English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919).  Synonyms: Sir William Crookes, William Crookes.



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... Sensitiveness of Collodion Plates.—The Philosophical Magazine of the present month contains a very important article by Messrs. Spiller and Crookes upon this great desideratum in photographic practice. We have heard from a gentleman of considerable scientific attainments, that, from the few experiments which he had then made, he is convinced ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 • Various


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