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AltRefNo54154
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Joseph John] Thomson, Holmleigh, West Road, Cambridge, to Mr [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, 66 Victoria [Street], London, S.W.
CreatorThomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist
Date2 June 1907
DescriptionBelieves that the momentum of the canal strahlen would per particle be most likely between 40 or 50 times that of the cathode rays. Supposes that the kintic energy would be about the same for each, commenting that 'this would make the momenta proportional to the square roots of the masses'.
Extent1p
FormatPostcard
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8288Thomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist1856 - 1940
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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