For science, king and country : the life and legacy of Henry Moseley / edited by Roy MacLeod.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacLeod, Roy M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moseley, H. G. J. (Henry Gwyn Jeffreys), 1887-1915.

Moseley, H. G. J.

Physics--History--20th century.

Physics.

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 316 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Uniform Press, [2018]

Contents:

Part 1 Life

1 Henry Moseley At Eton And Oxford p. 14 / Clare Hopkins

2 Moseley In Manchester p. 45 / Neil Todd

3 Reading Between The Lines: Deconstructing Moseley's Diagram p. 67 / Kristen M. Frederick-Frost

4 Antonius Van Den Broek, Moseley And The Concept Of Atomic Number p. 90 / Eric Scerri

5 Sacrifice Of A Genius: Moseley The Signals Officer And Signalling In Gallipoli p. 107 / Elizabeth Bruton

Part 2 Legacy

6 Moseley And The Politics Of Nobel Excellence p. 136 / Robert Marc Friedman

7 Moseley And The Matteucci Medal p. 155 / Russell G. Egdell and Francesco Offi and Giancarlo Panaccione

8 X-Ray Spectroscopy And The Discovery Of New Elements p. 175 / Russell G. Egdell

9 X-Ray Spectroscopy 100 Years On p. 199 / Russell G. Egdell

10 Accounts Of Moseley And Versions Of His Laws p. 224 / John L. Heilbron

11 Artefacts and Archives: Presenting Moseley In A Museum Context p. 244 / Elizabeth Bruton and Silke Ackermann and Stephen Johnston.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 286-301.

ISBN:

9781910500712

1910500712

OCLC:

1059252898