Electricity in Gases

Townsend, J.S.

Published by At the Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1915

About this Item

8vo. [3], iv-xv, [2], 2-496 pp. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Illustrated with two plates and with numerous in-text black and white figures. Oxford DNB, Jack Morrell, "Townsend, Sir John Sealy Edward, (1868-1957)". In 1897 J.S. Townsend became the first person to measure the elementary ionic charge. For most of his career, he worked at Oxford as the Chair of Experimental Physics. Up until the First World War, Townsend was a leader in his field of research. He was responsible for the theory of 1900 that ionization occurred as a result of the collision between electrons and the molecules of gases. Townsend's theory was used in 1908 to create the famous Rutherford-Geiger counter for detecting alpha particles. A nice copy of the book containing Townsend's most important results. A small scuff to the front board and one tiny tear to the gutter of the title page, overall a pleasing copy. Seller Inventory # 000010642

Bibliographic Details

Title: Electricity in Gases

Publisher: At the Clarendon Press, Oxford

Publication Date: 1915

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First edition.