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RefNoPP/7/2
Previous numbersPP/39/3
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'The vortex ring theory of gases. On the law of the distribution of energy among the molecules' by J J [Joseph John] Thomson
Date1885
DescriptionThomson 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'.
Extent19p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1885.0005
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8288Thomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist1856 - 1940
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