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Thorntou. 



the atmosph. ; of the gases in a vessel in which 

 RaCL had been stored for 13 years, & of the 

 gases given off by deflagrated metals, 9 S. 

 (101, 22). — The scattering of H positive rays 

 & the existence of a powerful field of force in 

 the H molecule, 13 S. (103, 22/23). 



Phil. Mag. : The charge of electricity carried 

 by a gaseous ion, 9 S. (5, 1903). — The magne- 

 tic properties of Systems of corpuscles describ- 

 ing circular orbits, 20 S. (6. 03). — The struc- 

 ture of the atom: an investigat. of the stability 

 & periods of osgillat. of a number of corpuscles 

 arranged at equal intervals around the circum- 

 ference of a circle; w. applicat. of the results 

 to the theory of atom. struct., 29 S. (7, 04). — 

 Momentum in the electric field, 26 S. (8, 04). 

 — The emiss. of negat. corpuscles by the al- 

 kali metals, 7 S. (10, 05). — The number of 

 corpuscles in an atom, 13 S. (11, 06). — Rays 

 of positive electricity. 15, 3, 11, 17 & 24 S. 

 (13, 14, 19, 20 & 21, 07, 10, & 11). — The 

 electrical origin of the radiat. fr. hot bodies, 4 S. 

 (14, 07). — Positive rays. 35 S. (16, 08). — 

 Striats. in the electric discharge, HS. — Po- 

 sitive electricity, 45 S. (18, 09). — A theory 

 of the struct. of the electric field & its appli- 

 cat. to Röntgen radiat. & to light. 13 S. (19, 

 10). — The theory of radiat., 9 S. (30, 10). — 

 On ionizat. by moving electrified particles, 

 9 S. (23, 12). — Further experiments on posi- 

 tive rays, 45 S. — Multiply-charged atoms, 



5 S. (24, 12). — The struct. of the atom, 8 & 

 1 S. (2«, 13). — The forces betw. atoms & 

 Chemical affinity, 32 S. (27, 14). — The pro- 

 duct. of soft Röntgen radiat. by the impact 

 of positive & slow cathode rays, 6 S. (28, 14). — 

 Conduct. of electricity through metals, 11 S. — 

 The mobility of negative ionsat low pressiu-es, 

 8 S. — A meth. of finding the coefficients of 

 absorpt. of the different constituents of a beam 

 of heterogeneous Röntgen rays, er the periods 



6 coefficients of damping of a vibrating Sy- 

 stem, 4 S. (30, 15). — The origin of spectra & 

 Planck's law, 27 S. (37, 19). — Mass, energy & 

 radiat., 11 S. (39, 20). — Scattering of light by 

 unsymmetrical atoms & molecules, 21 S. — 

 Some optical effects including refract. & rotat. 

 of the plane of polarizat. due to the scattering 

 of light by electrons, 21 S. (40, 20). — Struct. 

 of the molecule & chemical combinat., 34 S. 

 (41. 21). — A theory of the striated discharge, 

 21 S. (42, 21). — Applicat. of the electron theory 

 of chemistry to solids, 36 S. — Further studies 

 on the electron theory of solids. The compres- 

 sibilities of a divalent metal & of the diamond. 

 Electric & thermal conductivities of metals. 

 23 S. (43, 22). 



Siehe J, H. Poynting. 



J^ Thomson, Sir William, Lord 

 Kelvin, Dr. phil. e. h.; war Prof., Phys., 

 Univ., Glasgow; * 1824, 1 1907, Dez. 17, 

 Largs bei Glasgow, beigesetzt 07, Dez. 23, 

 Westminster neben Isaac Newton. — 

 (Nachr. 74 S. m. Bildn. aus jungen & 

 mittl. Jahren in London, Roy. Soc. Proc, 

 81, 08, 6 S. in London, Math. Soc. Proc, 

 6, 08, & V. Galizin 4 S. in St. Petersburg, 

 Acad. Bull., 08.) 



Baltimore lectures on molecular dynamics 

 & the wave theory of light, Baltimore 1904. 



Edinburgh, Boy. Soc. Proc: New speci- 

 fying meth. for stress & strain in an elastic so- 

 lid, 5 S. — Molecular dynamics of a crystal, 20 Sw 



(24, 1901 — 03). Deep-water two-dimensio- 



nal waves produced by any given initiating dis- 

 turbance, 12 S. — Front & rear of a free pro- 

 cess. of waves in deepwater, 17 S.*). — Deep 

 water ship-waves, 26 S. (25, 03 — 05). — Deep 

 sea ship-waves, 25 S. (25, 05)*). — Initiat. of 

 deep-sea waves of 3 classes: 1. fr. a single dis- 

 placement; 2. from a group of equal & similar 

 displacem. ; 3. by a periodically varving siurf. 

 pressure, 38 S. (26, 05—06)*). — Problem of a 

 spherical gaseous nebula, 44 S. (28, 07 — 08)*). 



— Reducing act. of electrolytic H on arsenious 

 & arsenic acids when liberated fr. the surf, of 

 different Clements, 12 S. (28, 08—09). 



Phil. Mag.: Animal thermostat, 5 S. (5, 

 1903). — Electro-ethereal theory of the ve- 

 locity of light in gases, liquids & solids, 5 S. 

 (6, 03). — Contribut. to the discuss. on the na- 

 ture of the emanat. fr. Ra, 3 S. (7, 04). — Plan 

 of a combinat. of atoms to have the properties 

 of Po or Ra, 6 S. — Electric insulat. in 

 vacuum, 4 S. (8, 04). — The Statistical kinetic 

 equilibrium of ether in ponderable matter, at 

 any temp., 5 S. — Plan of an atom to be ca- 

 pable of storing an electrion w. enormous energy 

 for radio-activity, 4 S. (10, 05). — An attempt 

 to explain the radioactivity of Ra, 3 S. (13, 

 07). — The mots. of ether produced by collis. 

 of atoms or molecules containing or not con- 

 taining electrions, 7 S. (14, 07). — The format. 

 of concrete matter fr. atomic origins, 16 S. 

 (15, 08). 



Physik. Zeitschr. : Ätherbeweggn. hervor- 

 ger. durch Kollis. v. Atomen oder Molekülen m. 

 oder ohne Elektronen, 5 S. (9, 1908). 



*) auch in Phil. Mag. 



Thornton, William Mundell, D. Sc. 

 Manchester & Liverpool, D.-Ing. Liver- 

 pool; stud. Liverpool; 1896—98 Lektor, 

 Elektrotechn., Univ.-ColL, Bristol, 98- 

 1906 Lekt., Elektrotechn., Armstrong- 

 Coll., New Castle-on-Tyne, jetzt Prof., 

 ebda; * 1870, Febr. 16, Liverpool. 



London. Roy. So«". Proc: The measurem. 

 of dieleptric constants by the oscillats. of ellip- 

 soids & cylinders in a field of force, 26 S. (82, 

 1909). — Theelectrical ignit.of gaseous mixtures, 

 26 S. (90, 14). — The ignit. of gases by con- 

 denser discharge sparks, 6 S. (91, 15). — The 

 react. betw. gas & pole in the electrical ignit. 

 of gaseous mixtures. 14 S. — The ignit. of gases 

 by impulsive electrical discharge, 21 S. (92, 16). 



Phil. Mag.: The magnetizat. of Fe & bulk, 

 16 S. (8, 1904). — The polarizat. of dielectrics 

 in a steady field of force. 17 S. (19, 10). — The 

 eye as an electrical organ, 4 S. (20, 10). — 

 Thunderbolts. 4 S. (21, 11). — The lost pres- 

 sure in gaseous explos., 12 S. — The least energy 

 required to start a gaseous explos., 4 S. (28, 14). 



— The electric strength of solid dielectrics, 

 13 S. — The total radiat. fr. a gaseous explos., 

 2 S. (30, 15). — The cause of lowered dielectric 

 strength in high-frequency fields, 6 S. (32, 16). 



— The limits of inflammability of gaseous mix- 

 tures, 6 S. — The rclat. of O to the heat of 

 combust. of organic Compounds, 7 S. (33, 17). — 

 The nature of chemical affinity in the combust. 

 of organ. comp., 4 S. — The curves of the perio- 

 dic law, 6 S. (34,17). — The ignit. of gases by 

 hot wires, 20 S. — The thermal conductivity 

 of solid insulators, 3 S. (38, 19). — The ignit. 

 of g. at redueed pressures by impulsive electric 

 sparcs, 12 S. — The ignit. of g. at redueed pres- 

 sures by transient arcs, HS. (40, 20). 



