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ABC of Atoms

Name: ABC of Atoms
Author: Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

Read by MaybeCordelia, Owlivia, J. M. Smallheer, Arden, Rick Jay, jennyvoix, justforfun123 and Usha Ganesh · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Introductory (10:51)
The Periodic Law (13:31)
Electrons and Nuclei (18:24)
The Hydrogen Spectrum (16:33)
Possible States of the Hydrogen Atom (12:09)
The Theory of Quanta (14:26)
Refinements of the Hydrogen Spectrum (16:58)
Rings of Electrons (15:57)
X-Rays (14:31)
Radio-Activity (17:24)
The Structure of Nuclei (15:03)
The New Physics and the Wave Theory of Light (14:44)
The New Physics and Relativity (24:02)