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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Professor J. Trowbridge, Director of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, has recently made several important discoveries in electricity. He has found that just ten thousand volts are necessary to produce the so-called X-rays. His discoveries have broken up the old theory that the carbons in an are light must be united to start the flow of light; it seems that, as a matter of fact, the first spark overcomes the atmospheric resistance and the column of air thus heated conducts the following stream of light...
...student not having the celebrated Thistle edition of Stevenson or Sabine edition of Engene Field can obtain them on easy monthly payments by addressing X, CRIMSON office, also Houghton, Mifflin and Co.'s beautiful edition of our American authors, viz. Hawthorne, Emerson, Lowell, Holmes, Whittier and Longfellow. 375 superb steel engravings, any set $2 per month or the entire 6 for $6 per month, with a handsome oak book case thrown in, also all the standard works of Bulwer, Dickens, Dumas, Waverly, Eliot and Thackeray on the same easy terms. N. B.- A very handsome set of Victor Hugo, morocco...
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Lecture. Early History of Virginia and the other Southern Colonies. X. Advance into the Great Woods. John Fiske, LL. D. Sanders Theatre...
STUDENTS desiring any book or books sold on subscription, we would recommend their looking at X's ad. under special notices. We know him to be thoroughly reliable in every respect...