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Radio-active Substances

Marie Curie · 1903

A 1903 research paper by Marie Curie on radioactive substances, reprinted in English from the Chemical News.

This reprinted paper documents Curie's own early scientific research on radioactivity, spreading her findings internationally.

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Decorative marbled paper with swirling red, yellow, brown and white patterns on the front of a book, with a plain rust-red cloth spine and edge along the left side. No text is visible.
Marie Curie, "Radio-active Substances," reprint from the Chemical News, vol. 88, 1903.

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This is a reprint of a scientific paper by Marie Curie, originally published in the Chemical News in 1903. The surviving image shows only the decorative marbled cover of the bound reprint, not the text itself.

Why it matters

This paper represents Curie's early scientific publications on radioactivity, made accessible to English-speaking readers soon after her groundbreaking research. It shows how her findings spread quickly into the international scientific community.

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  • Why might Curie's French research have been reprinted in an English journal?
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