New York : J. Wiley & sons, inc. ; London : Chapman & Hall, limited, 1940
Physical Details
xii, 333 pages : illustrations, plates, diagrams ; 24 cm
OCLC
ocm00665072
"References" at end of each chapter and appendix V.
The elementary electric charge and the electron -- Dimensions of atoms -- The wave character of light -- Polarized light -- Electrical oscillations and electromagnetic waves -- The electromagnetic spectrum - infra-red light, ultraviolet light, and x-rays -- Light particles and electron waves -- The hydrogen spectrum and the hydrogen atom -- Optical spectra and atomic structure -- X-ray spectra and more about atoms -- Molecular motions -- Molecular energy -- Crystals -- Black-body radiation -- Radioactivity -- Nuclear structure -- Nuclear theory -- Cosmic rays