On a Diffuse Reflection of the alpha-Particles.
London: Harrison and Sons, 1909. A fine copy, in the original wrappers, of the famous Geiger-Marsden experiment (or gold foil experiment) which demonstrated for the first time the existence of the atomic nucleus, leading to the downfall of Thomson’s plum-pudding model of the atom, and the development of the Rutherford..... More
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