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Stan obecny chemji polonu

Marie Curie · 1926

A 1926 Polish-language scientific paper by Marie Curie on the chemistry of polonium, the element she discovered.

This 1926 paper documents Curie's ongoing scientific research on polonium, the element she discovered and named for Poland.

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Front cover of a bound volume with a red cloth spine bearing the printed number 395014 and a reddish-brown marbled paper cover with cream and dark swirling patterns. It appears to be a library binding of the work.
Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Stan obecny chemji polonu, 1926.

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What it is

This is a scan of the cover of a bound volume containing a 1926 paper by Maria Skłodowska-Curie titled Stan obecny chemji polonu (Present state of polonium chemistry). The cover is a library binding with a red cloth spine and marbled paper.

Why it matters

This paper discusses polonium, the element Curie herself discovered and named after her native Poland. Written in Polish, it shows her continuing scientific work on the element years after its discovery, and her connection to her homeland through her writing.

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  • Why might this paper's subject, polonium, have had special meaning for Curie?
  • What does the library binding and catalogue number tell you about how this document has been preserved?
  • Why is it significant that Curie published findings in Polish as well as French?

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