On which date did Röntgen discover X-rays?
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Answer
On November 8, 1895, Röntgen discovered X-rays. He was studying the properties of cathode rays in a vacuum tube when he noticed that a nearby screen covered with barium platinocyanide fluoresced. He found that the X-rays could pass through some materials, but not others, and that they could produce images of objects.
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