Title

X-ray images of the legs of an ancient Egyptian mummy created soon after the announcement of Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery of X-rays

Caption

X-ray images of the legs of an ancient Egyptian mummy created soon after the announcement of Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery of X-rays. Wilhelm Röntgen (1845-1923) a German/Dutch mechanical engineer and physicist. Dated 19th Century

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A15_254

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (9,3Mb) / 13,9in x 16,8in / 4155 x 5047 (300dpi)

Keywords

19th Century Egyptian Ancient Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian Egypt Mummy Legs Leg Bones Bone Wilhelm Röntgen Dutch German German X-Ray X-Rays Discovery Electromagnetic Radiation Radiation Physics History of Physics Röntgen rays Nobel Prize Winner Nobel Prize Noble Prize Laurette Nobel Prize in Physics Physicist Mechanical Engineer Engineer Mechanical 19th Century