Condon and Shortley has become the standard comprehensive work on
the theory of atomic spectra. The first two chapters contain a
brief historical introduction and an exposition of quantum
mechanics along the lines formulated by Dirac. Then follow sixteen
chapters devoted to a unified, logical deduction of the structure
of the spectra of atoms from quantum mechanical principles. The
theory is given in full detail and the results are amply documented
with comparisons with experimental observations. When first
published, a reviewer in Nature said that 'Its power and
thoroughness leave the general impression of a work of the first
rank, which successfully unifies the existing state of our
knowledge, and will prove for many years a starting point for
further researches and an inspiration to those who may undertake
them'. Subsequent reviewers have amply confirmed these views.
Science in 1952 commented that it 'has served half a generation and
as a guide in further detailed research', and Reviews of Modern
Physics in 1957 that this 'monumental book ... continues to be the
most comprehensive account of our understanding of atomic spectra -
the fruit of several decades' intensive study by a great number of
physicists of all countries'.
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