The electron, its isolation and measurement and the determination of some of its properties.[ I. Early Views Of Electricity -- II. The Extension Of The Electrolytic Laws To Conduction In Gases -- III. Early Attempts At The Direct Determination Of e -- IV. General Proof Of The Atomic Nature Of Electricity -- V. The Exact Evaluation Of e -- VI. The Mechanism Of Ionization Of Gases By X-rays and Radium Rays -- VII. Brownian Movements In Gases -- VIII. Is the electron itself divisible? -- IX. The Structure Of The Atom -- X. The Nature Of Radiant Energy -- Appendix A. ne From Mobilities And Diffusion CoEfficients -- Appendix B. Townsend's First Attempt At A Determination Of e -- Appendix C. The Brownian-movement Equation]

Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953.

Edité par Chicago, Ill., University of Chicago Press, 1928., 1928

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[2nd edition, 6th printing], xiv, 293 p. illus., plates, diagrs. 19 cm. ; Series: The University of Chicago science series ; LCCN: 24-28280 ; LC: QC721; Dewey: 541.2; NAL: 334 ; OCLC: 1108735 ; red cloth with gold lettering, no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due, pocket ; Contents: I. Early Views Of Electricity -- II. The Extension Of The Electrolytic Laws To Conduction In Gases -- III. Early Attempts At The Direct Determination Of e -- IV. General Proof Of The Atomic Nature Of Electricity -- V. The Exact Evaluation Of e -- VI. The Mechanism Of Ionization Of Gases By X-rays and Radium Rays -- VII. Brownian Movements In Gases -- VIII. Is the electron itself divisible? -- IX. The Structure Of The Atom -- X. The Nature Of Radiant Energy -- Appendix A. ne From Mobilities And Diffusion CoEfficients -- Appendix B. Townsend's First Attempt At A Determination Of e -- Appendix C. The Brownian-movement Equation . . -- Appendix D. The Enertia Or Mass Of An Electrical Charge On A Sphere Of Radius a -- Appendix E. Molecular Cross-Section And Mean Free Path -- Appendix F. Number Of Free Positive Electrons In The Nucleus Of An Atom By Rutherford's Method -- Appendix G. Bohr's Theoretical Derivation Of The Value Of The Rydberg Constant -- Appendix H. The Elements, Their Atomic Numbers, Atomic Weights, And Chemical Positions. ; "The purpose of this volume is to present the evidence for the atomic structure of electricity, to describe some of the most significant properties of the elementary electrical unit, the electron, and to discuss the bearing of these properties upon the two most important problems of modern physics: the structure of the atom and the nature of electromagnetic radiation." ; foxing, wear to covers ; numerous photographs of equipment, graphs, diagrams ; exposition of the famous oil-drop experiments ; VG.

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• Titre: The electron, its isolation and measurement and the determination of some of its properties.[ I. Early Views Of Electricity -- II. The Extension Of The Electrolytic Laws To Conduction In Gases -- III. Early Attempts At The Direct Determination Of e -- IV. General Proof Of The Atomic Nature Of Electricity -- V. The Exact Evaluation Of e -- VI. The Mechanism Of Ionization Of Gases By X-rays and Radium Rays -- VII. Brownian Movements In Gases -- VIII. Is the electron itself divisible? -- IX. The ...
• Éditeur: Chicago, Ill., University of Chicago Press, 1928.
• Date de parution: 1928
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 2nd Edition
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