J J Thomson and the discovery of the electron

Physics Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 226-231

  Falcone, Isobel ^a  

^a St Andrews Reformation Studies Institute   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650567591     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/32/4/015     Document Type: Article

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