Lord Rayleigh served as President of Royal Society from 1905 to
1908, when he became Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. In
1904 he was awarded a Nobel Prize. He received the physics award
while Ramsey, with whom he had conducted the research and announced
the discovery of argon, received the Nobel Prize for chemistry. In
1906 he published his electron fluid model of the atom, a
modification of Thomson's 'plum pudding' proposal. This was
superseded by a series of other (also invalid) models, until Bohr's
atomic theory of 1913. In 1907 Rayleigh published a detailed
observational study on how humans can perceive sound and
distinguish the directions of pure and complex tones. His interest
in optics also continued, with a 1907 analysis of the theoretical
basis for unusual banding patterns arising when polarised light was
shone on diffraction gratings. This volume includes his papers from
1902 to 1910.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics, Volume 5 |
Release date: |
July 2009 |
First published: |
July 2009 |
Authors: |
John William Strutt
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Dimensions: |
244 x 174 x 170mm (L x W x H) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
648 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-00546-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
Atomic & molecular physics
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-108-00546-2 |
Barcode: |
9781108005463 |
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