A pioneer researcher in the field explores radioelements and isotopes. The text begins with an examination of chemical forces and optical properties. Deformability of ions follow, with discussions of the change of the refractivities of ions in molecules and crystals, the transitions between ideal ionic linkage and non-polar linkage, more. Unabridged republication of the edition published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1931.
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Radio-activity by Ernest Rutherford In this classic 1904 work, Nobel Laureate Ernest Rutherford describes his pioneering experiments and their resolution of the mysteries of radioactivity. 1904 edition.
Radioactive Substances by Marie Curie The celebrated scientist's thesis, which directly preceded her 1903 Nobel Prize, discusses establishing atomic character of radioactivity; extraction from pitchblende of polonium and radium; isolation of pure radium chloride; more.
Atomic Physics: 8th Edition by Max Born Nobel Laureate's lucid treatment of kinetic theory of gases, elementary particles, nuclear atom, wave-corpuscles, atomic structure and spectral lines, much more. Over 40 appendices, bibliography.
