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3rd Baron Rayleigh; British physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he earned the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904; discovered the phenomenon now called Rayleigh scattering, explaining why the sky is blue, and predicted the existence of the surface waves now known as Rayleigh waves
This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Articles attributed to this author are designated in EB1911 by the initials "R."
This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Articles attributed to this author are designated in EB1911 by the initials "R."
John William Strutt
Works
- The Theory of Sound (1877) (transcription project)
- Scientific papers (Vol. 1: 1869-1881)
- Does Motion through the Aether cause Double Refraction? (1902)
Contributions to 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
- "Argon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Capillary Action," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Diffraction of Light," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Interference of Light," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Sky," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Articles in Popular Science Monthly
Works about Strutt
- "Strutt, John William, 3rd Baron Rayleigh," in Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, by Joseph Foster, London: Parker and Co. (1888–1892) in 4 vols.
- "Rayleigh, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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