Lot 255
Radioactivity and the atom.- Rutherford (Ernest) and H. Geiger. "An electrical method of counting the number of alpha-particles from radio-active substances", in Proceeding of the Royal Society, Series A., vol. 81, pp. 141-177, 1908; and others, similar (c.20)
Hammer Price: £1,000
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Radioactivity and the atom.- Rutherford (Ernest) and H. Geiger. "An electrical method of counting the number of alpha-particles from radio-active substances", in Proceeding of the Royal Society, Series A., vol. 81, pp. 141-177, a few ink stamps, library cloth-backed boards, wear to extremities, 1908 § Soddy (Frederick) "Intra-atomic charge" in Nature, vol. 92, pp.399-400, ink stamps, library cloth, 1914 § Hevesy (George) "Radioactive indicators in the study of phosphorus metabolism in rats", in Nature, no.3445, pp.754-755, journal issue, original wrappers, 1935; and c.15 others, journals with papers by the same and autograph material including letters and signatures of Rutherford, Soddy and Hevesy, v.s. (c.20)
⁂ An excellent group including several important papers on radioactivity and the atom, including Rutherford and Geiger's paper on the invention of the Geiger counter, eventually leading to Rutherford's discovery of the atomic nucleus. A detailed list of the important papers in this collection is available on request.
Description
Radioactivity and the atom.- Rutherford (Ernest) and H. Geiger. "An electrical method of counting the number of alpha-particles from radio-active substances", in Proceeding of the Royal Society, Series A., vol. 81, pp. 141-177, a few ink stamps, library cloth-backed boards, wear to extremities, 1908 § Soddy (Frederick) "Intra-atomic charge" in Nature, vol. 92, pp.399-400, ink stamps, library cloth, 1914 § Hevesy (George) "Radioactive indicators in the study of phosphorus metabolism in rats", in Nature, no.3445, pp.754-755, journal issue, original wrappers, 1935; and c.15 others, journals with papers by the same and autograph material including letters and signatures of Rutherford, Soddy and Hevesy, v.s. (c.20)
⁂ An excellent group including several important papers on radioactivity and the atom, including Rutherford and Geiger's paper on the invention of the Geiger counter, eventually leading to Rutherford's discovery of the atomic nucleus. A detailed list of the important papers in this collection is available on request.
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