RE: A very stupid question on the Fluorescence

 
 
Don't know if it exists in English, but there is a good history document about it at Zeiss
 
http://www.zeiss.de/C1257173002D0F60/0/19912F04B05A70F9C12571850045E0B6/$File/Innovation_14_4.pdf
 
 
Gerhard

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Leonid Volkov [mailto:leonid.volkov@chus.qc.ca] 
	Sent: 30 October 2006 19:54
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	Subject: Re: A very stupid question on the Fluorescence
	
	


	On 30-Oct-06, at 12:38, Emily Babendreier wrote: 


		Does this help? 

		fluorescence 
		Sir George G. Stokes (1819-1903) from fluorspar (see fluorine), because in 
		it he first noticed the phenomenon, + ending -escence from opalescence, 
		phosphorescence. 



	Tanks a lot. 

	I had a similar hypothesis. 
	In fact Sir George G. Stokes observed the phenomenon of the mysterious Luminescence (Lumen = light + escent=become) of the Fluorspar. The rock became visibly lighting under the action of invisible UV. 

	Thus, the FLUORspar's luminESCENCE was contracted to FLUOR-ESCENCE. 

	But, unfortunately, it is just a hypothesis... 

	L. VOLKOV , Ph. D; M. D. 
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