Richard Bishop Moore

From Radium and Radioactivity (1922) by Richard Bishop Moore

      Discovery of Radioactivity.—The property of radioactivity was discovered partly be accident, by Henri Becquerel, the French scientist, in 1896.  He was experimenting with certain fluorescent substances in order to find, if possible, a connection between fluorescence and the recently discovered x-rays.  Among other chemicals which posses the property of fluorescence, he used salts of uranium.  His custom was to expose the fluorescent substance to the action of the sunlight, and then register the effect of possible penetrating radiation on a photographic plate protected from ordinary light.  Becquerel�s experiments gave positive results at once, and he at first believed that he could discover a relation between fluorescence and x-rays.    (Etc.)

      Madame Curie�s Work.—Madame Curie, wife of Pierre Curie, afterward Professor of Physics in the Sorbonne in Paris, became interested in the work of Professor Becquerel, and examined all the known elements to see whether any of them possessed properties similar to those of uranium.  She found that thorium and its salts would also affect a photographic plate without previous exposure to sunlight, and would also ionize gases.    (Etc.) p857

      Other Workers in Radioactivity.—Madame Curie deserves great credit for the discovery of radium, and for a great deal of other scientific work she has carried out with marked success in connection with this element.  But those who are not versed in the subject are likely to forget to some extent what has been accomplished by those who entered the field of radioactivity after the discovery of radium.  Among those, Sir Ernest Rutherford, Sir J.J. Thomson and W.H. Bragg, stand out prominently on the physical side, while Sir William Ramsay and Professor Soddy probably lead on the chemical side of the subject.

Handbook of chemical engineering,
Donald M. Liddell, editor-in-chief.
New York : McGraw-Hill 1922, vol. ii (§ 26), pp. 857-858.

From PIERRE CURIE (1923) by Marie Curie

      The translators wish to acknowledge their obligations to Dr. R. B. Moore, Chief Chemist, U. S. Bureau of Mines, and an American authority on radium, who kindly read the whole translation in manuscript in order to assure its accuracy as to the technical details referred to by Madame Curie in her account of the work of her husband and herself on radium.

New York : Macmillan 1923, p. 3.

Author United States. Bureau of Mines. Title(s) List of journal articles by Bureau of Mines authors published July 1, 1910, to January 1, 1960, with subject index. Compiled by Mae W. Hardison and Opal V. Weaver. Publisher Wash., U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1960. Paging 1 v. 27 cm. Pub. History July 1, 1910/Jan. 1, 1960. Series Special publication - Bureau of Mines. Special publication (United States. Bureau of Mines) Notes Supplements "List of publications issued by the Bureau of Mines, from July 1, 1910 to January 1, 1960." Merged with: United States. Bureau of Mines. List of publications issued by the Bureau of Mines, with subject and author index, to form: List of Bureau of Mines publications and articles, with subject and author index, ISSN 0501-722X. Subject Headings United States. Bureau of Mines Bibliography. Mines and mineral resources Bibliography. Mineral industries Bibliography. Other Entries Hardison, Mae Winter. Weaver, Opal Veley.
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MOORE, R. B.   The Rare Gases.   The Chemical Bulletin (Chicago), vol. 15, 1929, pp. 151-152, 157-158, 178-180.
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Author Moore, Richard Bishop, 1871- Title Rare gases of the atmosphere. Language English Note In Columbia university. Contemporary developments in chemistry. 1927. [no.10]
[University of California]

Author Moore, Richard Bishop, 1871- Title The rare gases of the atmosphere, by Richard B. Moore ... Imprint New York, Columbia Univ. Press, 1927. Descript 21 p. incl. tables. 8vo. Note "Lecture delivered at Columbia University in the special course on Contemporary developments in chemistry given in the summer session of 1926 on the occasion of the opening of the Chandler Chemical Laboratories." Bibliography, p. 21.
  [New York Public Library ; Hardison and Weaver item # 5405. (WPT)]

MOORE, R. B.   Use Helium and Air-Travel Safely.   Chemicals, vol. 28, 1927, pp. 9-10.
  [Source : Hardison and Weaver, p. 136, # 5411. (WPT)]

Author Moore, Richard Bishop. Title Die chemische analyse seltener technischer metalle : die bestimmungsmethoden des thorium, cer, molybd�n, wolfram, vanadin, uran, titan und zirkon / von R.B. Moore ; unter mitwirkung von J.E. Conley [und anders] ; ubers. und umgearbeitet von Dr. Horst Eckstein. Imprint Leipzig : Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, 1927. Descript 1 v. Note Translation of "Analytical methods for certain metals," omitting "Radium" by C. Lind. Bibliography at end of each chapter. Add'l name Eckstein, Horst. Bonardi, John P. Davis, Charles Wesley, 1891- Marden, Joseph Wesley, 1887-
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Moore, Richard Bishop, 1871- Title Die chemische analyse seltener technischer metalle; die bestimmungsmethoden des thorium, cer, molybdan, wolfram, vanadin, uran, titan und zirkon Publisher Leipzig : Akademische verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h., 1927 Description 295 p Language German

MOORE, R. B.   Commercial Production of Radium, Mesothorium, and Helium.   Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, vol. 18, 1926, pp. 198-211.
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Author Moore, Richard Bishop, 1871-1931 Title Analytical methods for certain metals : including cerium, thorium, molybdenum, tungsten, radium, uranium, vanadium, titanium and zirconium / by R.B. Moore and S.C. Lind, J.W. Marden, J.P. Bonardi, C.W. Davis, and J.E. Conley Publisher Washington, D.C. : G.P.O., 1923 Description xviii, 325 p., i, [1] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. ; 23 cm Series Bulletin / Bureau of Mines ;212 Language English Note At head of title: Dept. of the Interior, Hubert Work, secretary. Bureau of Mines, H. Foster Bain, director "First edition, August 1923"--T.p. verso Includes index Note "Bibliography on the quantitative separation and estimation of alloy metals": p. 18 "Selected bibliography on the qualitative and quantitative chemistry of cerium and thorium, compiled by J.P. Bonardi": p. 66-70 "Bibliography on the qualitative and quantitative chemistry of molybdenum, compiled by J.P. Bonardi": p. 125-130 "Selected bibliography of tungsten analysis": p. 167-172 "Bibliography on radium": p. 197-198 "Selected bibliography on uranium analysis": p. 234-237 "Bibliography on vanadium": p. 278-280 "Bibliography on titanium": p. 299-300 "Bibliography on zirconium": p. 318-320

Author Curie, Marie, 1867-1934. Title Pierre Curie. Translated by Charlotte and Vernon Kellogg. With an introduction by Mrs. William Brown Meloney and autobiographical notes by Marie Curie. Publisher New York, Macmillan, 1923. Description 242 p. illus., ports. 22cm. Language English Subject Curie, Pierre, 1859-1906.   ["The translators wish to acknowledge their obligations to Dr. R. B. Moore, Chief Chemist, U. S. Bureau of Mines", etc. (WPT)]

MOORE, R. B.   Helium, a National Asset.   Trans. American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (AIME), 1269M, vol. 69, 1923, pp. 110-120.
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Author Liddell, Donald M. (Donald Macy), b. 1879. Title Handbook of chemical engineering, prepared by a staff of specialists, Donald M. Liddell, editor-in-chief. Publisher New York : McGraw-Hill company, inc., 1922. Description 2 v. illus. 24 cm.
List of Contributors (vol. I pp. vii-viii) includes :

R. B. Moore  D. Sc.  Chief Chemist.  U. S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C.
      Radium and Radioactivity, (vol. II, § 26, pp. 857-881).
      Rare Metals, (vol. II, § 27, pp. 883-910).
      Rare Gases, (vol. II, § 28, pp. 911-926).

MOORE, R. B.   Radium, Uranium and Vanadium in 1922.   Mineral Industry, vols. 29, 30, 31.
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MOORE, R. B.   Helium.   Carolina Chemist, vol. 8, 1922, p. 7.
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MOORE, R. B.   Radium, Uranium and Vanadium in 1921.   Engineering and Mining Journal, vol. 113, 1922, pp. 91-92.
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MOORE, R. B.   Helium : Its History, Properties and Commercial Development.   Journal of Franklin Institute, vol. 191, pp. 145-197 ; Natural Gas, vol. 3, April-May 1922, p. 14.
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MOORE, R. B.   Radium, Uranium and Vanadium in 1920.   Engineering and Mining Journal, vol. 111, 1921, pp. 151-152.
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(or, Uranium and Radium, an apparent mistake : # 5410 ) (WPT)]

MOORE, R. B.   Development of Helium.   Proc. American Mining Congress, vol. 22, 1919, pp. 781=786.
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MOORE, R. B.   Radium.   Transactions of American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME), vol. 60, 1918-19. pp. 708-727.
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MOORE, R. B.   Sir William Ramsay. An Account of His Contributions to Chemistry and a Bibliography of His Papers.   Journal of Franklin Institute, vol. 186, 1918, pp. 29-55.
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Author Moore, Richard Bishop, 1871-1931. Title A preliminary report on uranium, radium, and vanadium, Publisher Washington, Govt. print. off., 1916. Description 114 p. illus., iv pl. (incl. fold. map) 24 cm. Series United States Bureau of mines. Bulletin 70, Mineral technology 2 Language English Note At head of title:...Department of the interior. Franklin K. Lane, secretary. Bureau of mines. Van H. Manning, director. "Third edition, June, 1916. Rev. edition, March, 1914. First edition issued in December, 1913."-p. 2. Running title: Uranium, radium, and vanadium. "Publications on mineral technology and methods of mining": p. 96-97.

Author Parsons, Charles Lathrop, b. 1867. Title Extraction and recovery of radium, uranium and vanadium from carnotite, by Charles L. Parsons, R.B. Moore, S.C. Lind and O.C. Schaefer. National radium institute cooperative agreement ... Publisher Washington : Govt. print. off., 1915. Description 124 p. incl. illus., diagrs. XIV pl. (part fold.) 25 cm. Series [United States] Bureau of mines. Bulletin104. Mineral technology 12 Language English Note At head of title: ... Department of the interior. Franklin K. Lane, secretary. Bureau of mines. Van H. Manning, director. "This report has been prepared under a cooperative agreement with the National radium institute." First edition, November 1915. cf. verso of t.-p. Running title: Extraction of radium, uranium, and vanadium. Note "Publications on mineral technology": p. 118-119.

Author Moore, Richard Bishop, 1871-1931. Title A preliminary report on uranium, radium, and vanadium, by Richard B. Moore and Karl L. Kithil. Publisher Washington, D.C. : Govt. Printing Office, [1914] Description 114 p. : ill., plates (incl. fold. map) ; 24 cm. Series Bulletin / Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines ;70.Mineral technology ;2 Language English Note Running title: Uranium, radium, and vanadium. Note "Publications on mineral technology and methods of mining": p. 96-97.
[University of California]

5412. MOORE, R. B. and WHITTEMORE, C. F.   Radioactivity of Waters of Saratoga Springs, New York.   Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, vol. 6, 1914, pp. 552-553.
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Author Moore, Richard Bishop, 1871-1931. Title A preliminary report on uranium, radium, and vanadium, by Richard B. Moore and Karl L. Kithil. Imprint Washington, Govt. print. off., 1913. Descript 101 p. illus., IV pl. (incl. fold. map) 24 cm. Series Bulletin (United States. Bureau of Mines) ; 70. Note At head of title: ... Department of the interior. Bureau of Mines. Joseph A. Holmes, director. On verso t.p.: First edition. October, 1913. Running title: Uranium, radium, and vanadium. "Publications on mineral technology and methods of mining": p. 96-97. Add'l name Kithil, Karl Ludwig, 1878- joint author.
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MOORE, R. B.   Radioactivity of Some Typical Soils of United States.   8th International Congress of Applied Chemistry, vol. 15, 1912, pp. 187-190.
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Author Schlundt, Herman, 1868- Title Radioactivity of the thermal waters of Yellowstone national park, by Herman Schlunda and Richard B. Moore. Publisher Washington, Govt. print. off., 1909. Description 35 p. iv pl., diagrs. 23cm. Series United States Geological survey. Bulletin 395

Author Moore, Richard Bishop, 1871- Title A laboratory chemistry, by Richard B. Moore. Publisher Philadelphia and London, J.B. Lippincott company, 1904. Description 195 p. diagrs. 19 cm.