The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier Incorporated, 1998 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... radiation , an electromagnetic radiation similar to visible light and X - rays , but of higher energy and greater penetrating power . These early workers gave the phenomenon the name cosmic rays . Later work , however , showed the radiation ...
... radiation , an electromagnetic radiation similar to visible light and X - rays , but of higher energy and greater penetrating power . These early workers gave the phenomenon the name cosmic rays . Later work , however , showed the radiation ...
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... cosmic rays in relative amounts perhaps 50 times greater than its abundance in typical stars or in the universe as a whole . Many other differences in composition appear when one compares cosmic rays with universal abundances . A few ...
... cosmic rays in relative amounts perhaps 50 times greater than its abundance in typical stars or in the universe as a whole . Many other differences in composition appear when one compares cosmic rays with universal abundances . A few ...
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... Cosmic Rays . Besides the stars , the remaining small percentage of mass in the galaxy is in the form of interstellar gas and dust . These constituents were first discovered as a result of the way they scatter and absorb star- light ...
... Cosmic Rays . Besides the stars , the remaining small percentage of mass in the galaxy is in the form of interstellar gas and dust . These constituents were first discovered as a result of the way they scatter and absorb star- light ...
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