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'Notes on magneto-ionic theory', c. 1925-1943

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.202

Scope and Contents

'Notes on magneto-ionic theory'. The material consists of 5 pages of notes by Edward Appleton, much of it occupied with Lorentz's theory and the problem of negative and positive signs for the rays, no date, c. 1925-1943.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1925-1943

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From the sub-subseries: 15 Files

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English

Related Materials

See Clark, Ronald William, Sir Edward Appleton, p.59, for a reference to this misunderstanding of Lorentz's postulation of the positive instead of the negative electron.

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