Conduction of Electricity Through Gases (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how electricity moves through gases, with clear experiments and theory that illuminate ionisation, discharge, and charge motion.

This second edition of a landmark work offers an enlarged, rewritten text that ties together experimental results with mathematical theory. It presents a coherent view of how gases conduct electricity, how ions form and move, and how external fields influence discharge. The book situates these ideas in the broader context of early 20th‑century physics, including related discoveries in radioactivity, cathode rays, and X‑rays.

Ideal for students and researchers, it provides thorough grounding in the mechanisms of electrical conduction in gases, supported by diagrams and detailed discussions of key experiments.

• Foundations of gas conductivity in normal and conducting states
• Determination of ion charge-to-mass ratios and ion properties
• Effects of magnetic fields on ion motion and the role of ionisation by light, X‑rays, and radioactivity
• Connections to broader topics in atomic structure and electrical phenomena

Ideal for readers of advanced physics and the history of early quantum ideas, who want a rigorous, experiment‑driven treatment of gas discharge and ionisation.

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