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IF a tube containing radium bromide is wrapped in black paper and brought within three or four inches of the eye, in a dark room, a curious sensation of general illumination of the eye is experienced; this occurs whether the eyelid is closed or not. It is difficult accurately to describe the sensation produced; the eye seems filled with light. This effect can readily be detected when six florins are placed between the closed eye and the sample of radium.
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GLEW, F. Radium Fluorescence. Nature 68, 200 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/068200a0
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