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100th anniversary of the discovery of cosmic rays

This week marks 100 years since the discovery of cosmic rays by the Austrian physicist Victor Hess.

In a slideshow on the BBC website, Dr Simon Peeters explains why this observation was significant and how this is important for both astro- and particle physics today.


By: Justine Charles
Last updated: Thursday, 9 August 2012

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