Physics in Oxford, 1839-1939 laboratories, learning, and college life / edited by Robert Fox, Graeme Gooday.

Other author Fox, Robert, 1938-
Other author Gooday, Graeme.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxix, 363 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Subjects
University of Oxford--History.
Physics--Study and teaching (Higher). --England. --Oxford. --History.
Physics--Study and teaching (Graduate). --England. --Oxford. --History.

Contents Physics in Oxford: problems and perspectives / Robert Fox ... [et al.] -- Context and practices of Oxford Physics, 1839-77 / Robert Fox -- Robert Bellamy Clifton and the 'depressing inheritance' of the Clarendon Laboratory, 1877-1919 / Graeme Gooday -- Laboratories and physics in Oxford Colleges, 1848-1947 / Tony Simcock -- Mechanical physicists, the Millard Laboratory, and the transition from physics to engineering / Tony Simcock -- Translating ion physics from Cambridge to Oxford: John Townsend and the Electrical Laboratory, 1900-24 / Benoit Lelong -- Lindemann Era / Jack Morrell -- Redfining the context: Oxford and the wider world of British physics, 1900-1940 / Jeff Hughes -- Epilogue / Robert Fox, Graeme Gooday -- Appendix I. The classification of the Oxford B.A. -- Appendix II. The syllabus for the Oxford B.A., 1831-1872 -- Appendix III. Letter from Robert Clifton to Sir William Thomson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [317]-346) and index.
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LCCN 2005296514
ISBN9780198567929
ISBN0198567928

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