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... volts . The peak of artificial electricity production for experimental purposes is 10 million volts . Lightning is rated at about I billion volts . The immense energies of the cosmic rays discourage the hopes of scientists that ...
... volts . The peak of artificial electricity production for experimental purposes is 10 million volts . Lightning is rated at about I billion volts . The immense energies of the cosmic rays discourage the hopes of scientists that ...
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... volts , " really means " electron - volts , " for it is understood that the volts are considered to be pushing along a unit of mass which is taken to be the minute weight of the electron . Alpha particles produced as a result of ...
... volts , " really means " electron - volts , " for it is understood that the volts are considered to be pushing along a unit of mass which is taken to be the minute weight of the electron . Alpha particles produced as a result of ...
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... volts , so that his attacks will not be limited to a series of impulses each a mere fraction of a second in duration . For example , the California Institute of Technology million - vote tube , while operated by alternating current ...
... volts , so that his attacks will not be limited to a series of impulses each a mere fraction of a second in duration . For example , the California Institute of Technology million - vote tube , while operated by alternating current ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE 1 Unpuzzling the Universe I | 1 |
Within the Suns Family | 14 |
The Cosmic Ray Mystery | 26 |
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