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Ernest Rutherford, the "true discoverer" of radon

James L. Marshall, Virginia R. Marshall

Bulletin for the history of chemistry · 2003 · 12 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

A brief account of the controversies related to the discovery of radon is presented, focusing on the participation of Ernest Rutherford in this discovery.

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XI. <i>Radioactivity produced in substances by the action of thorium compounds</i>

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The parent of actinium

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REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON CHEMICAL ELEMENTS: 1923

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LIX. <i>Condensation of the radioactive emanations</i>

E. Rutherford, Frederick Soddy · The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science · 1903 · 26 citations · Full text

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