Lot 514

Splitting the atom.- Rutherford (Ernest) The Scattering of Alpha and Beta Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atom, first edition, 1911

 

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Splitting the atom.- Rutherford (Ernest) 'The Scattering of Alpha and Beta Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atom', in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, and Journal of Science, Sixth Series, vol. 21, no. 125, pp.669-688, 1911; 'Collision of alpha particles with light atoms. I: Hydrogen' in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, sixth series, vol. 37, no. 222, pp.537-586, [Norman 1873; PMM 411], 1919, first editions, journal issues, equations and diagrams, modern boards, original printed wrappers bound-in, 8vo (2)

The first announcements of the discovery of the atomic nucleus and the splitting of the atom.

"In 1911, as a result of bombarding goldfoil with alpha particles, Rutherford formulated the hypothesis of the nuclear construction of the atom which is the basis of all subsequent work in atomic physics and chemistry. Most of the alpha particles passed through the foil, but some bounced back. Rutherford interpreted the bouncing in terms of his theory. Those that went through were simply passing through the planetary systems of electrons, while those that bounced back had hit, or interacted with, a nucleus." (PMM).

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Splitting the atom.- Rutherford (Ernest) 'The Scattering of Alpha and Beta Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atom', in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, and Journal of Science, Sixth Series, vol. 21, no. 125, pp.669-688, 1911; 'Collision of alpha particles with light atoms. I: Hydrogen' in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, sixth series, vol. 37, no. 222, pp.537-586, [Norman 1873; PMM 411], 1919, first editions, journal issues, equations and diagrams, modern boards, original printed wrappers bound-in, 8vo (2)

The first announcements of the discovery of the atomic nucleus and the splitting of the atom.

"In 1911, as a result of bombarding goldfoil with alpha particles, Rutherford formulated the hypothesis of the nuclear construction of the atom which is the basis of all subsequent work in atomic physics and chemistry. Most of the alpha particles passed through the foil, but some bounced back. Rutherford interpreted the bouncing in terms of his theory. Those that went through were simply passing through the planetary systems of electrons, while those that bounced back had hit, or interacted with, a nucleus." (PMM).

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