CHAPTER IV--SOME PHYSICAL LABORATORIES AND PHYSICAL PROBLEMS

Sir Norman Lockyer and Spectroscopic Studies of the Sun and Stars, p.

73--Observations made at South Kensington by Sir Norman and his staff,

p. 74--His theories as to the influence of sun-spots and terrestrial

weather, p. 75--Spectroscopic studies of sun-spots, p. 76--Studies of

the so-called reverse lines of the spectrum, p. 78--Discovery of the new

star in the constellation of Perseus, p. 80--Spectroscopic studies

of the new star, p. 81--Professor Ramsay and the new gases, p.

82--University College in London, p. 83--Professor Ramsay's laboratory

and its equipment, p. 84--The discovery of argon, p. 86--Professor

Ramsay's work on krypton, neon, and zenon, p. 87--Discoveries of new

constituents of the atmosphere, p. 88--Interesting questions raised

by these discoveries, p. 89--Professor J. J. Thomson and the nature

of electricity, p. 92--Study of gases in relation to the conduction

of electricity, p. 93--Electricity regarded as a form of matter, p.

97--Radio-activity, p. 97--The nature of emanations from radio-active

bodies, p. 10a--The source of energy of radioactivity, p.

106--Radio-activity and the structure of the atom, p. 108--Effect of

radio-activity upon heat-giving life of the sun and the earth, p. 111.

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