A short history of atomism : from Democritus to Bohr
- Title
- A short history of atomism : from Democritus to Bohr / by Joshua C. Gregory.
- Published by
- London : A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1931.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- 4 preliminary leaves, 258 pages : diagrams; 23 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Contents
- The birth of atomism -- The exile of the atom -- The corpuscular philosophy -- Atoms and corpuscles -- Primary and secondary qualities -- Atoms and forces -- Dalton's atomic theory -- The reception of Daltonian atomism -- Atoms and molecules -- Molecular structures -- Rival atoms -- The coming of the electron -- The nuclear atom -- The Bohr atom -- Recent atomism.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Note
- "Chronological summary of some important events in the history of atomism": p. 249-252.