heaciviyofpureradiumexceededallourexpecaionsforequalweighshissubsanceemisaradiaionmorehanamillionimesmoreinensehanuraniumooffsehis,hequaniyofradiumconainedinuraniummineralsisscarcelymorehanhreedecigrammesofradiumoheonofuraniumhereisaveryclosereionbeweenhesewosubsancesinfac,weknowodayharadiumisproducedinhemineralsaheexpenseofuranium

heyearshafollowedhisnominaionohepcnwerehardforpierrecuriehehadofacehemanyanxieiesincidenoheorganizaionofacomplicaedsysemofworkwhenhishappinessdependedonhisbeingableoconcenraehisefforsonasingledeerminedsubjechephysicalfaiguedueohenumerouscourseshewasobligedogivewassogreahahesufferedfromaacksofacuepain,whichinhisoveraxedcondiionbecamemoreandmorefrequen

iwashereforeviallyimporan,ifhewasosparehisenergyandkeephishealh,haheburdenofhisprofessionalduiesbelighenedhedecidedoapplyforhechairofmineralogy,whichwasvacan,ahesorbo

e,forwhichhewasenirelyqualifiedbecauseofhisprofoundknowledgeandhisimporanpublicaionsonheheoriesofhephysicsofcrysalsyehiscandidacyfailed

duringhispainfulperiodheneverhelessmanaged,byarulysuperhumaneffor,successfullyocompleeandpublishseveralinvesigaionshahehadmadeeiheraloneorincolboraion:invesigaionsoninducedradioaciviy(incolboraionwihadebierne)invesigaionsonhesamesubjec(incolboraionwihjda

e)

invesigaionsonheconducibiliyprovokedindielecricliquidsbyheraysofradiumandheroengenraysinvesigaionsonhewofhedecreaseofheemanaionofradiumandonheradioaciveconsanshacharacerizehisemanaionandisacivedeposidiscoveryofheliberaionofheaproducedbyradium(incolboraionwihaborde)invesigaionsonhediffusionofheemanaionofradiuminheair(incolboraionwihjda

e)invesigaiononheradioaciviyofgasesfromhermalsprings(incolboraionwihaborde)invesigaiononhephysiologicaleffecsofradiumrays(incommonwihhenribecquerel)invesigaiononhephysiologicalacionofheradiumemanaion(incommonwihbouchardandbalhazard)noesonheapparausforhedeerminaionofmagicconsans(incommonwihccheneveau)

allheseinvesigaionsinradioaciviyarefundamenalandouchveryvariedsubjecsseveralhaveasheiraimhesudyofheemanaion,hasrangegaseousbodyharadiumproducesandwhichisrgelyresponsibleforheinenseradiaioncommonlyaribuedoheradiumiselfpierrecuriedemonsraedbyasearchingexaminaionherigorousandinvariablewaccordingowhichheemanaiondesroysiself,nomaerwhahecondiionsareinwhichifindsiselfodayheemanaionofradium,harvesedininyphials,iscommonlyemployedbyphysiciansasaherapeuicagenechnicalconsideraionsmakeisemploymenpreferableohedirecuseofradium,andinhiscasenophysiciancanproceedwihouconsulinghenumericalcharwhichellshowmuchofhisemanaionhasdisappearedeachday,despiehefachaiiscloiseredinislilegssprisoniishissameemanaionhaisfoundinsmallquaniiesinmineralwaers,andhapysaparinheircuraiveeffecs

moresrikingsillwashediscoveryofhedischargeofheafromradiumwihouanyaleraioninappearancehissubsancereleaseseachhouraquaniyofheasufficienomelisownweighoficewhenwellproecedagainshisexernalloss,radiumheasiselfisemperaurecanrisedegreesormoreabovehaofhesurroundingamospherehisdefiedallconemporaryscienificexperience

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ecedwihhephysiologicaleffecsofradium

inorderoesheresulshahadjusbeena

ouncedbyfgiesel,pierrecurie,volunarilyexposedhisarmoheacionofradiumduringseveralhourshisresuledinalesionresemblingaburn,hadevelopedprogressivelyandrequiredseveralmonhsohealhenribecquerelhadbyaccidenasimirburnasaresulofcarryinginhisvespockeagssubeconainingradiumsalhecameoellusofhisevileffecofradium,exciminginama

eraoncedelighedanda

oyed:ilovei,buioweiagrudge!

sinceherealizedheineresinhesephysiologicaleffecsofradium,pierrecurieunderook,incolboraionwihphysicians,heinvesigaionsowhichihavejusreferred,submiinganimalsoheacionofradiumemanaionhesesudiesformedhepoinofdeparureinradiumherapyhefirsaempsareamenwihradiumweremadewihproducsloanedbypierrecurie,andhadasheirobjechecureoflupusandoherskinlesionshusradiumherapy,animporanbranchofmedicine,andfrequenlydesignaedascurieherapie,wasborninfrance,andwasdevelopedfirshroughheinvesigaionsoffrenchphysicians(danlos,oudin,wickham,dominici,cheron,degrais,andohers)