| Reference number | PP/7/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/39/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The vortex ring theory of gases. On the law of the distribution of energy among the molecules' by J J [Joseph John] Thomson |
| Date | 1885 |
| Description | Thomson writes: 'In any kinetic theory of gases the statistical method of investigation must be used, and since the separate molecules of the gas are supposed to possess some properties to very different extents, it is necessary to know how many molecules there are which have the measure of any given property between certain limits. Thus the question of the distribution of configuration and velocity amongst the molecules is one of the most important problems in any theory of gases.'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Chemistry
Received 4 June 1885. [No read date given]
A version of this paper was published in volume 39 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The vortex ring theory of gases. On the law of the distribution of energy among the molecules'. |
| Extent | 19p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1885.0005 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8288 | Thomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist | 1856 - 1940 |