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J J Thomson announces the discovery of the first sub-atomic particle, the electron, in this journal article published in the Philosophical Magazine in October 1897.Bound together as Volume XLIV, 44 - Fifth Series - for the period July-Decembe 1897, this volume has been deaccessioned from the library of Venice's Istituto Veneto Scienze Lettere e DArti - small oval stamp at the tail of the title page only. Small shelfmark label: 'Periodici B. 171' to the tail of the front pastedown. Bound in half sheep over handsome marbled boards, gilt decoration to spine and a second 'Periodici' paper label at the tail of the backstrip. Some browning to margins of end leaves, otherwise a near fine copy.Thomson's ground breaking paper occupies pp. 293-316, of Vol. 44, no. 269 (October 1897) of this volume. It is preceded by a sequence of fold-out diagrams from a previous paper. In 1897 Thomson solved the riddle about the nature of cathode rays by proving that the they consist of negatively charged particles, the mass… Leer más

London: Taylor and Francis, 1897. Full Description: THOMSON, Sir Joseph John. Cathode Rays. [In]: The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. Being a Continuation of Tilloch's 'Philosophical Magazine,' Nicholson's 'Journal,' and Thomson's 'Annals of Philosophy.' Conducted by Lord Kelvin, LL.D. F.R.S. &c. George Francis Fitzgerald, M.A. Sc.D. F.R.S. and William Francis, Ph.D. F.L.S. F.R.A.S. F.C.S. 'Fifth Series.No 269- October 1897. With one plate. Illustrative of Prof. D.B. Brace's paper on Oberservations on Light Propagated in a Dielectric Normal to the lines of Force. London: Taylor and Francis, October, 1897. First edition. Octavo (8 7/16 x 5 9/16 inches; 215 x 142 mm). 293-368 pp. Thomson's article on Cathode rays comprised pages 293-316 with six black and white line-drawings, some numerical charts and equations. Along this article are eight other articles and one engraved plate. Publisher's original blue printed wrappers, neatly rebacked to style. Edges… Leer más