It was launched without mast and rigging from Eskside Wharf after a friend of the Jenkinsons, Susan Crookes, smashed a bottle of champagne across the bow at her fifth attempt. |
The films are put in the mouth, and the Crookes tube placed outside in such a position that the rays can pass through the jaw. |
This is all which appears to be accomplished by the process which Mr. Crookes recommends. |
Crookes studied the light from various gases by enclosing them in a tube which was pumped out until a low vacuum was produced. |
The use of the X rays is accompanied with some danger if the Crookes tube is not properly used. |
Both in the case of the Crookes tube and the aurora these streamers are produced by electrical discharges through rarefied air. |