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“[Concerning] phosphorescent bodies, and in particular to uranium salts whose phosphorescence has a very brief duration. With the double sulfate of uranium… — Antoine Henri Becquerel Copy Share Image
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![“I have looked further into space than ever human being did before me. I have observed stars of which the light, it can be proved, must take two million years to reach the earth. [ Having identified Uranus (1781), the first planet discovered since antiquity .]” quote by William Herschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/william-herschel-28349_astronomy_i-have-looked-further-into-space-than-ev_2046887.png)
![“Why is it that you guys are so conservative in your views, in the face of the almost complete lack of understanding of what is going on in your field?” I asked. The answer was as simple as it was surprising. “If we [cosmologists] don’t accept some common picture of the universe, however…” quote by Per Bak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fd/per-bak-87214_lack-of-understandin_why-is-it-that-you-guys-are-so-conservat_761004.jpg)
![“[Concerning] phosphorescent bodies, and in particular to uranium salts whose phosphorescence has a very brief duration. With the double sulfate of uranium and potassium ... I was able to perform the following experiment: One wraps a Lumière photographic plate with a bromide emulsion in two sheets…” quote by Antoine Henri Becquerel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21e/antoine-henri-becquerel-162357_discovery-of-radioac_concerning-phosphorescent-bodies-and-in_633685.jpg)
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