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RefNoEC/1884/19
Previous numbersCert XI, 75
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TitleThomson, Sir Joseph John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationJoseph John Thomson
Author of the following papers:
(1) On the vibrations of a vortex ring & the action upon each other of two vortices Phil Trans/82. (2) A determination of nu, the number of electrostatic units of electricity in one electromagnetic unit Phil Trans/83. (3) A treatise on the motion of vortex rings (Adams Prize Essay. Macmillan & Co /83) (4) On Maxwell's Theory of Light. Phil Mag April/80 (5) On the electric & magnetic effects produced by the motion of electrified bodies. Phil Mag April/81. (6) On some electromagnetic experiments with open circuits. Phil Mag July/81. (7) Experiments on Contact Electricity between non conductors. Proc Roy Soc/76. (8) A theory of the Electric Discharge in gases. Phil Mag June/83 &c &c
ProposersFrom Personal Knowledge: A Cayley; J C Adams; E J Routh; Rayleigh; Wm Thomson; Balfour Stewart; Arthur Schuster; W D Niven; H E Roscoe
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Thomson, Sir Joseph John: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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NA8288Thomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist1856 - 1940
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