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Published by The University of Chicago Press, United States, 1973
ISBN 10: 0226114309ISBN 13: 9780226114309
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Arthur Holly Compton was one of the great leaders in physics of the twentieth century. In this volume, Robert S. Shankland, who was once a student of Compton's, has collected and edited the most important of Professor Compton's papers on X-raysthe field of his greatest achievementand on other related topics. Compton entered the field of X-ray research in 1913 and carried on active work until the 1930s, when he began to specialize in cosmic rays. During the years when Compton was an active leader in X-ray research, he made many notable contributions which are reflected in the papers presented here. He was the first to prove several important optical properties of X-rays, including scattering, complete polarization, and total reflection. He was also the first, with his student R. L. Doan, to use ruled gratings for the production of X-ray spectra. Professor Compton's greatest discovery, for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1927, was the Compton Effect. This was the outgrowth of experiments he had initiated during a year at Cambridge in 1919-20. He did the major portion of these experiments at Washington University in St. Louis during the period 1920-24. His work demonstrated that in the scattering of X-rays by electrons, the radiation behaves like corpuscles, and that the interaction between the X-ray corpuscles and the electrons in the scatter is completely described by the principles of the conservation of energy and momentum for the collisions of particles. In his introduction, Professor Shankland gives a historical account of the papers, narrates Professor Compton's early scientific career, and shows how he arrived at a quantum explanation of theCompton scattering after eliminating all classical explanations. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by University of Chicago, USA, 1973
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good DW. 1st Edition. VARIOUS LIBRARY MARKS. This is a nice clean tight book but for messy removal of library marks to prelims and scar on DW spine. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB £7.50. Packed weight 2000g.
Published by Librairie Scientifique et Technique Albert Blanchard , Congrès International d'Histoire des Sciences, 1971
Seller: Librairie Philoscience, Malicorne sur Sarthe, France
1ere édition, 1971 Book condition, Etat : Bon broché, sous couverture imprimée éditeur verte grand In-8 1 vol. - 127 pages Contents, Chapitres : J. Billard : Etudes de la propagation des ondes lumineuses dans les milieux à la fois anisotropes et actifs - J. Bromberg : Heisenberg's paper on nuclear structure - M. W. Burke-Gaffney : Spectroscopic observations on Comet 1882, II - P. Forman : On the discovery of the diffraction of X-Rays by cristals - P.G. Hamamdjian : Genèse des idées d'Ampère en électromagnétisme - A. Hermann : Zur Frühgeschichte der Quantentheorie - T. Hirosige : The decline of the Ether - D. Ivanenko : Main periods of Soviet physics - F. Herneck : Einstein und Schopenhauer - M. A. Hoskin : Edwin Hubble and the existence of external galaxies - B. Kouznetsov : Galilée et Einstein - O.A. Lezehneva : Soviet scientific research in the history of physics - S. Nisio : Chemical considerations and Bohr atom model - V. Parkazdé : Développement de la physique en Géorgie au Xxe - E. Rybka : Plan of a general history of astronomy - K.F. Schaffner : Theory and experiment in Lorentz's contraction hypothesis - B.I. Spassky : Concept de modèle en physique - B. J. Spencer : Bohr theory and Zeeman effect - R.H. Stuewer : Arthur Holly Compton and the reflexion of X-Rays - W.H. Venable : Samuel P. Langley's Bolometer and far Infra-Red - C. Weiner : History of the 20th cy. Physics - E. Yagi : Nagaoka's Saturnian Atomic model - J.M. Zemplen : Eotvos experiment and modern physics bords des plats à peine jaunis, sinon bel exemplaire, intérieur frais et propre, coins à peine cornés, papier très légèrement jauni, cela reste un bon exemplaire - Actes du XIIeme Congrès International d'Histoire des Sciences - Tome 5 seul, complet en lui-même sur l'Histoire de la physique et l'astronomie 200.
Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1973
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Illustrated. 777 pages. Thick 4to., red cloth boards. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1973). A very good(+) copy.
Published by University of Chicago Press, 1973
ISBN 10: 0226114309ISBN 13: 9780226114309
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine copy in hardcover with very good jacket. Edge-wear, rubbing, a few small tears along the edges.
Published by University of Chicago Press Chicago nd (1973), 1973
ISBN 10: 0226114309ISBN 13: 9780226114309
Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
777pp. large 8vo Illustrated in black and white Terra cotta cloth First Edition Near Fine/VG+ dj rubbed at extremities 0-226-11430-9.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1967
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good dust jacket. NOTa library discard (illustrator). First edition (so stated). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Marjorie Johnston on the front free endpaper. The inscription reads in part: "To Sydney I. Asher (name is hard to read, may not be spelled right) with best wishes and deep appreciation of your friendly and expert help. (signed) Marjorie Johnston, December 31, 1967." Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket (small edge chips / short closed tears). NOT price clipped ($10.00). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Minor damp stain at the bottom edge of the cover -- no text pages are affected. NOT bad -- PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Internal condition is FINE but for paper clip impression at the top edge of a few preliminary pages. Pages are otherwise crisp, clean and unmarked. Laid in are copies of two reviews of the book. Foreword by Vannevar Bush. Includes a 50 page informal autobiography. Compton was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics. Has a chronology of Compton's life and a 182 item bibliography of his scientific publications. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in metallic blue and shiny silver. Complete with dust jacket. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Marjorie Johnston. First edition (so stated). Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOTa library discard. 8vo. xxi, 468pp. + xviii. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Published by University of Chicago Press, 1973
ISBN 10: 0226114309ISBN 13: 9780226114309
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
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Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. Very good+ hardcover with very good dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Corners sharp; text clean. Unclipped DJ has very minor shelfwear. 1st printing of this collection, published by The University of Chicago Press, 1973. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
Published by University of Chicago Press, 1973
ISBN 10: 0226114309ISBN 13: 9780226114309
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
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Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xxix, (Vii), 777 Pop. Red-Brown Cloth, Spine Gilt. Fine, No Marks Or Wear. Dust Jacket With Light Rubbing Mostly To Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine Panel.
Published by University of Chicago Press, 1973
ISBN 10: 0226114309ISBN 13: 9780226114309
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket.