Spinthariscope

A low quality toy spinthariscope taken from a 1950s Chemcraft brand "Atomic energy" chemistry experimentation set
A spinthariscope crafted by Robert Drosten in Belgium in 1905 and used in the University of Mons Faculty of Engineering ("Polytech Mons") at the beginning of the 20th century.[1]

A spinthariscope (/spɪnˈθærɪskoʊp/)[2][3] is a device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations caused by the interaction of ionizing radiation with a phosphor (see radioluminescence) or scintillator.

  1. ^ AXIOCOM.be. "Le spinthariscope, un petit objet à l'histoire étonnante !". MUMONS (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  2. ^ "spinthariscope". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  3. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.