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Beyond the Atom
Author: Cox John
Offers a contemporaneous look at the rapid advances occurring in the study of radioactivity during the first decade of the twentieth century.
Language: EnglishSubject for Beyond the Atom:
Publication date: 08-2011
162 p. · 12.7x20.3 cm · Paperback
162 p. · 12.7x20.3 cm · Paperback
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Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Beyond the Atom by John Cox was first published in 1913. It offers a contemporaneous look at the rapid advances occurring in the study of radioactivity during the first decade of the twentieth century.
1. Introduction - the atom in the seventies; 2. The vacuum tube; 3. The new rays; 4. The new substances; 5. Disintegration; 6. A family tree; 7. Verifications and results; 8. The objective reality of molecules; 9. The new atom; Bibliography; Index.
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