Show helium gas first the discovery of helium MS gas on ilie hie sun bun receded preceded its discovery in commercial quantities on the earth by bout about 50 years lockyer in 1808 found a new gas fas in the spectrum of the hie sun while studying the flames shooting out from its sur surface ace the gas as was new because the color of the lirie line representing it when analyzed by the spectroscope was distinctly dit lp torpet rant from anything previously known twenty eight years later traces of the hie same gas were found in and tor for the first time scientists knew that it was vias present on earth as well as in the sun gun more years passed and it was discovered that helium was a product also of 0 the disintegration of radium rays foys iopu lar mechanics magazine still later during the world war kansas housewives began to complain that the natural gas supplied tor for cooking was deficient both in heat and light A university professor was sent to lavetti pate gate end and found in hla samples that helium a noninflammable inert gas was to blame its extraction in paying quantities from texas gas well followed |