Research into fission chain reactions provides insights into early Earth processes, raising important questions about the nature and consequences of such reactions billions of years ago.
Seances, Eclipses and Automatic Car Washes from Scientific American in 1925
According to SciAm's April 1925 article on the subject, the weather was pristine for eclipse viewing. The article details some eerie visual effects seen during the eclipse.
The article discusses the historical context of a musician's inquiry into the origin of the wolf tone and reviews Curie's influential book on radioactivity.