Oha ( @Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz ) to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 年前Alpha Rulelemmy.ohaa.xyzimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1307
arrow-up1307imageAlpha Rulelemmy.ohaa.xyz Oha ( @Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz ) to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 年前message-square9linkfedilink
minus-square Pilgrim ( @Pilgrim@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 年前So why are X-rays the only ones that are just X if the rest are Greek
minus-square Malgas ( @Malgas@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 年前In an 1895 paper, Röntgen used “X” to label an unknown type of radiation. And the name stuck, despite his later objections. (Some languages do call them Röntgen rays.)
minus-square Pleb ( @pleb_maximus@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前German for example does this.
minus-square rumschlumpel ( @rumschlumpel@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前Ix-Strahlung certainly doesn’t roll off the tongue.
minus-square blindsight ( @blindsight@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Here’s a link with more details on the story
So why are X-rays the only ones that are just X if the rest are Greek
In an 1895 paper, Röntgen used “X” to label an unknown type of radiation. And the name stuck, despite his later objections. (Some languages do call them Röntgen rays.)
German for example does this.
Ix-Strahlung certainly doesn’t roll off the tongue.
Here’s a link with more details on the story