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But one is given to wonder about the treatment of Geiger counter , which we know is a radiation counter developed by the German physicist Hans Geiger (evidently working with someone named Müller, whose given name appears to have disappeared but who once shared the honors, as the former name of the device was Geiger-Müller counter ): this is described as a translation of Geigerzahler [lit.
`Geiger counter'] (replacing Geigerrohr [lit.
`Geiger tube']), but how it can be so analyzed, when the counter sense is inherent in the function of the device, and `Geiger' can scarcely be said to be a “translation” of Geiger , is a little hard to justify.
Müller crops up again in Geiger-Muller threshold (also called Geiger threshold ), not listed in the book, and in Geiger-Muller tube (which is the heart of the counter ).
However, doubts emerged when it was found that distance estimation by bees could be manipulated by altering the number of landmarks between the hive and a food source, suggesting bees were counting landmarks encountered en route (Chittka and Geiger 1995).