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Very penetrating rays not appreciably deflected by a magnetic or electric field, emitted by radioactive substances. The prevailing view is that they are non-periodic ether pulses differing from Röntgen rays only in being…

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  1. Very penetrating rays not appreciably deflected by a magnetic or electric field, emitted by radioactive substances. The prevailing view is that they are non-periodic ether pulses differing from Röntgen rays only in being more penetrating.
  2. Very penetrating rays not appreciably deflected by a magneticor electric field, emitted by radioactive substances. The prevailingview is that they are non-periodic ether pulses differing fromRöntgen rays only in being more penetrating.