Notes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism

Intended as a Sequel to Professor Clerk-Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

By:

Joseph John Thomson

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences

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This 1893 publication is a central text in the work of the Nobel prize winning physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson (1858–1940). Intended as an extension of James Clerk Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, it documents the important shift in Thomson's thinking towards the model of the atomic electric field, a theory that would eventually lead to his discovery of the electron. In Chapter 1, Thomson documents his experiments with Faraday tubes, using them to physically demonstrate a 'molecular theory of electricity'. Chapter 2 considers the discharge of electricity through gases, Chapter 3 theories of electrostatics, and Chapters 4–6 are primarily concerned with alternating currents. In addition to providing crucial insight into Thomson's evolving theory of the atom, Recent Researches underscores his commitment to experimental physics, which offers 'all the advantages in vividness which arise from concrete qualities rather than abstract symbols'.

Release date Australia

June 24th, 2010

Author

Joseph John Thomson

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

144 Line drawings, black and white

Pages

600

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences

Dimensions

140x216x34

ISBN-13

9781108015202

Product ID

6282401

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