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100 1 _aCurie, Marie,
_d1867-1934
240 1 0 _aRecherches sur les substances radioactives. English
245 1 0 _aRadio-Active Substances
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-10-24
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Radio-Active Substances" by Marie Curie is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This thesis, originally presented to the faculties of science in Paris, encompasses extensive research conducted on radio-active materials, including uranium and thorium, as well as the discovery and properties of radium. It sheds light on the experimental methods used to analyze radioactivity, the behaviors of these substances, and their significant implications in the field of chemistry and physics. The opening of the work introduces the objectives of Curie's research, which began with the study of phosphorescence in uranium and evolved into a deeper exploration of radio-active bodies. Curie highlights collaboration with her husband, Pierre Curie, in extracting new radioactive substances and examining their properties. The beginning focuses on the historical context of radioactivity, outlining earlier discoveries, particularly those of Henry Becquerel, which laid the groundwork for this groundbreaking study. Curie's personal involvement and gratitude towards mentors and collaborators set the tone for a rigorously detailed and methodologically sound investigation that endeavors to contribute to the knowledge of radioactivity and its applications. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRadioactivity
653 _aRadioactive substances
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60564
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