Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1913 — Luminous Metal Discovered. [ARTICLE]

Luminous Metal Discovered.

For generations the peasants of Cornwall have handed down a legend that at night there may be seen a faintly luminous metal among the rocks brought from the mines of the county. A British scientist has proved that this story Is by no means based on Imagination. ▲ specimen of the mineral autunite, which Is also found In Wales, wag sent to him from Portugal because of Its shining character. Ho finds that It closely resembles artificially prepared salts of uranium, end that Its luminosity Is duo to spontaneous radio-activity. The light it sheds Is stronger than that of nitrate of uranium. Upon parting with Its water of crystallisation the metal loses its luminosity ■