spinthariscopen.
An instrument in which the rays emitted from the metal radium are evidenced by the production of tiny sparks.
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1903 Sir W. Crookes in Science 26 June 1002 I propose to call this little instrument the ‘spinthariscope’.
1904 Longman's Mag. Dec. 126 He was as full of vivacity as a spinthariscope.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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