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The discovery of x-rays by accident... Vanderbilt's Biltmore castle...



Item # 604534

February 01, 1896

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 1, 1896 Page 3 has a notable report "Prof. Roentgen's Discovery" which is the accounting of how the discovery of x-rays was made by accident. The front page shows the United States Navy Yard in New York. Also within the issue are articles: The Bassett Curtain Fixture; an electric welding machine for use on bicycle frames; "A Twenty-Five Cent Bicycle" made of wood; Mr. Vanderbilt's estate, Biltmore; and more.
Complete in 16 pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.

Category: Post-Civil War