| RefNo | EC/1931/13 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIV, 110; A04113 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Laby, Thomas Howell: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Distinguished for his investigations on the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat (Phil Trans, 1927) and the Thermal Conductivity of Gases. Many investigations on the Ionization of Gases, including Supersaturation and Nuclear Condensation of certain Organic Vapours (Phil Trans, 1908). Total Ionization of various Gases by the rays of Uranium. Gaseous Ionization and Pressure (with G W C Kaye). Has done much work on the construction of Tables of Physical Constants. Has promoted research in Experimental Physics in Australia, and many researches have been published by students working in his laboratory. |
| Proposers | J J Thomson; Joseph Larmor; Alfred A Robb; G F C Searle; G I Taylor; R Whiddington; E Griffiths; Rayleigh; G C Simpson |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6157 | Laby; Thomas Howell (1880 - 1946) | 1880 - 1946 |