Mathematical And Physical Papers Collected From Different Scientific Periodicals From May 1841 To The Present Time Vol 6 Voltaic Theory Radioactivity Electrions Navigation And Tides Miscellaneous

Author : William Thomson
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ISBN 13 : 9781331946038
Total Pages : 394 pages
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Download or read book Mathematical and Physical Papers, Vol. 6 written by William Thomson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mathematical and Physical Papers, Vol. 6: Voltaic Theory, Radioactivity, Electrions Navigation and Tides Miscellaneous The present volume completes the record of Lord Kelvin's published scientific work. For convenience of reference a complete schedule of the volumes in which that work is contained is printed in front of this preface. At the time of the discovery of radioactivity, Lord Kelvin had been engaged for some years in investigations on the electrification of air (this volume pp. 1-64), in continuation of the early work on atmospheric electricity which is collected mainly in the Papers on Electrostatics and Magnetism. The investigation of the conducting quality excited in gases by cathode and other rays formed a natural sequel to this work, and to the early investigations on the insulation of Electroscopes in which leakage through the air had not been suspected. Thus a large amount of attention was bestowed by Lord Kelvin, in conjunction with his pupils, on the phenomena of conduction excited in gases by Rontgen rays and by uranium. These researches soon developed into consideration of the voltaic equilibrium which is established between metals separated by a conducting gaseous medium, and into the general phenomena of contact electricity (pp. 110-149), and its thermodynamic relations (Vol. v. pp. 29-37). Some of the experimental detail in these connexions has now been superseded by improved methods and apparatus (cf. Sir J. J. Thomson's treatise on The Conduction of Electricity in Gases), but for the sake of historical clearness it has been found desirable to reprint it practically in full. The same section also includes theoretical speculations on the nature of the decomposition of the molecules by radioactive agencies, in continuation of papers of this kind already reprinted in the Baltimore Lectures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.