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A significant episode of this time has still not yet been mentioned: It became possible in the year 1903 through Elster and Geitel together with Sir William Crooke’s apparatus to show alpha particles by means of flashes on sidotblenden screens.
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Meyer, S. (1992). Mach and Einstein. In: Blackmore, J. (eds) Ernst Mach — A Deeper Look. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 143. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2771-4_7
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