Author: ROYAL SOCIETY
Title: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Volume CLVIII 1937 (Numbers 893-895)
Description: London: The Royal Society, 1937. First Edition; First Edition. Library Buckram. Vi, 12, 743 pages. With plates, (folding) diagrams, tables & illustrations. Original wrappers bound in. With library stamps & labels. Slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers & corners. Spine slightly faded. Covers slightly scuffed. A few pages lightly creased. Slight damage to top spine. ; Ex-Library; Quarto; SERIES A VOL CLVIIINo. A 893-1 January, 1937Ñ On the Nature of Atmospherics-IV. By E. V. Appleton, F. R. S, and F. W. Chapman. (Plates 1-3) Ñ The Effect of Space-Charge on the Secondary Current in a Triode. By D. M. Myers, D. R. Hartree, F. R. S, and A. Porter Ñ On the Relations of the Tensor-calculus to the Spinor-calculus. By E. T. Whittaker, F. R. S Ñ The Auger Effect in Xenon and Krypton. By L. H. Martin and F. H. Eggleston. Communicated by T. H. Laby, F. R. S. (Plates 4-8) Ñ The Modification of Apparent Thermionic Constants for Oxygenated Tungsten by the Temperature Variation of Adsorptive Equilibrium. By M. C. Johnson and F. A. Vick. Communicated by S. W. J. Smith, F. R. SÑ Dissociation Constants and Structures of Zwitterions. By A. Neuberger. Communicated by C. R. Harington, F. R. S Ñ A Quantum Mechanical Discussion of the Cohesive Forces and Thermal Expansion Coefficients of the Alkali Metals. By H. Frohlich. Communicated by N. F. Mott, F. R. S Ñ Fine Structure in the Arc Spectrum of Platinum. (A) The Nuclear Spin of Pt 195; (B) Even Isotope Displacement. By S. Tolansky and E. Lee. Communicated by W. L. Bragg, F. R. S Ñ Exact and Approximate Expressions for the Permeability of Potential Barriers to Light Particles. By R. P. Bell. Communicated by C. N. Hinshelwood, F. R. S Ñ A New Process of Negative Ion Formation-II. By F. L. Arnot. Communicated by H. Stanley Allen, F. R. S Ñ A New Process of Negative Ion Formation. Ill-The Energy Distribution of the Negative Ions and Accommodation Coeffiiients of the Positive Ions. By F. L. Arnot. Communicated by H. Stanley Allen, F. R. S. Ñ The Absorption Spectra of Triiodides. By C. B. Allsopp. Communicated by T. M. Lowry, F. R. S Ñ Dielectric Constants of Solids at High Frequencies and the Influence of Water of Crystallization on Dielectric Constant. By E. F. Burton and L. G. Turnbull. Communicated by O. W. Richardson, F. R. S Ñ A Quantitative Study of Pleochroic Haloes. Ill-Thorium. By G. H. Henderson, C. M. Mushkat, and D. P. Crawford. Communicated by Lord Rutherford, O. M, F. R. S. (Plates 9 and 10) Ñ Pressure Broadening of Spectral Lines and van der Waals Forces. I-Influence of Argon on the Mercury Resonance Line. By H. Kuhn. Communicated by F. A. Lindemann, F. R. S Ñ Pressure Broadening of Spectral Lines and van der Waals Forces. II-Continuous Broadening and Discrete Bands in Pure MercuryVapour. By H. Kuhn. Communicated by F. A. Lindemann, F. R. S. (Plate 11) Ñ Minutes of Meetings of 5, 12, 19, and 30 November, and 10 December, 1936No. A 894-15 January, 1937Ñ The Interaction of Atoms and Molecules with Solid Surfaces. VI-The Behaviour of Adsorbed Helium at Low Temperatures. By J. E. Lennard- Jones, F. R. S, and A. F. Devonshire Ñ The Interaction of Atoms and Molecules with Solid Surfaces. VII-The Diffraction of Atoms by a Surface. By J. E. Lennard-Jones, F. R. S, and A. F. Devonshire Ñ The Interaction of Atoms and Molecules with Solid Surfaces. VIII-The Exchange of Energy Between a Gas and a Solid. By A. F. Devonshire. Communicated by J. E. Lennard-Jones, F. R. S Ñ The Electronic Structure of Some Polyenes and Aromatic Molecules. I-The Nature of the Links by the Method of Molecular Orbitals. By J. E. Lennard-Jones, F. R. S Ñ The Electronic Structure of Some Polyenes and Aromatic Molecules. II-The Nature of the Links of Some Aromatic Molecules. By J. E. Lennard- Jones, F. R. S, and J. Turkevich Ñ The Electronic Structure of Some Polyenes and Aromatic Molecules. Ill- Bonds of Fractional Order by the Pair Method. By W. G. Penney. Communicated by J. E. Lennard-Jones, F. R. S Ñ Kinematics, Dynamics, and the Scale of Time. By E. A. Milne, F. R. S Ñ Explosion Waves and Shock Waves. IV-Quasi-Detonation in Mixtures of Methane and Air. By W. Payman and W. C. F. Shepherd. Communicated by J. F. Thorpe, F. R. S. (Plates 12-16) Ñ The Lorentz Transformations in the New Quantum Electrodynamics. By L. Infeld. Communicated by R. H. Fowler, F. R. S Ñ The Hyperfine Structure and Zeeman Effect of the Resonance Lines of Silver. By D. A. Jackson and H. Kuhn. Communicated by F. A. Lindemann, F. R. S. (Plates 17-19) Ñ The Contribution to the Electrical Resistance of Metals from Collisions Between Electrons. By W. G. Baber. Communicated by N. F. Mott, F. R. S Ñ The Exchanges of Energy Between a Platinum Surface and Hydrogen and Deuterium Molecules. By W. B. Mann and W. C. Newell. Communicated by A. O. Rankine, F. R. S Ñ The Dielectric Polarization of n-Long Chain Ketones Near their Melting Points. By A. Mƒller. Communicated by Sir William Bragg, O. M, F. R. S Ñ The Influence of Pressure on the Spontaneous Ignition and Limits of Inflammability of Ether-Air Mixtures. By F. T. A. Townend and E. A. C. Chamberlain. Communicated by W. A. Bone, F. R. S. Ñ Spectrographic Studies of the Explosive Combustion of Methane. By J. Bell. Communicated by W. A. Bone, F. R. S. (Plates 20-23) Ñ The Spectrum of Trebly-Ionized Lead, Pb IV. By M. F. Crawford, A. B. McLay, and A. M. Crooker. Communicated by O. W. Richardson, F. R. S Ñ Temperature Coefficients in the Anion Catalysed Decompostion of Nitramide. By E. C. Baughan and R. P. Bell. Communicated by C. N. Hinshelwood, F. R. S Ñ Royal Society Expedition to Montserrat, B. W. I. Preliminary Report on Seismic Observations. By C. F. Powell. Communicated by Sir Gerald Lenox-Conyngham, F. R. S. (Plates 24 and 25) No. A 895-3 February, 1937Ñ On the Thermal Decomposition of Methyl Nitrite. By A. G. Carter and Morris W. Travers, F. R. S Ñ Mechanism of the Production of Small Eddies from Large Ones. By G. I. Taylor, F. R. S, and A. E. Green Ñ Motion of an Infinite Elliptic Cylinder in Fluids with Constant Vorticity. By Manohar Ray. Communicated by ? . N. Saha, F. R. S Ñ The Polarization of Radio Echoes. By D. F. Martyn and G. H. Munro. Communicated by Lord Rutherford, O. M, F. R. S. (Plate 26) Ñ The Theory of the Continuous Absorption Spectrum of Bromine. By N. S. Bayliss. Communicated by Sir David Masson, F. R. S Ñ The Spectrum of Ionized Tellurium-Extension of Te III. By S. G. Krishnamurty and K. R. Rao. Communicated by A. Fowler, F. R. S Ñ On the Absolute Intensities of the Strong º-Ray Lines of Ra (B + C) , Th (B + C) , and Ac (B + C) . By ? . T. Li. Communicated by C. D. Ellis, F. R. S. Ñ Studies of Cosmic-Ray Showers by Quintuple Coincidences. By Hu Chien Shan. Communicated by P. M. S. Blackett, F. R. S Ñ The Interaction of Atoms and Molecules with Solid Surfaces. IX-The Emission and Absorption of Energy by a Solid. By C. Strachan. Communicated by J. E. Lennard-Jones, F. R. S Ñ The Effect of the Fitzgerald-Lorentz Contraction on the Frequency of Longitudinal Vibration of a Rod. By A. B. Wood, C. A. Tomlinson, and L. Essen. Communicated by Sir Frank Smith, Sec. R. S Ñ The Ultra-Violet Absorption Spectra of Some Complex Aromatic Hydrocarbons-II. By W. V. Mayneord and E. M. F. Roe. Communicated by E. L. Kennaway, F. R. S. (Plate 27) Ñ Atmospheric Oscillations. By C. L. Pekeris. Communicated by G. I. Taylor, F. R. S Ñ The Micrography of Metals in Ultra-Violet Light. By J. Smiles and H. Wrighton. Communicated by J. E. Barnard, F. R. S. (Plates 28-34) Ñ The Emission Band Spectrum of Chlorine-I. By A. Elliott and W. H. B. Cameron. Communicated by S. R. Milner, F. R. S. (Plate 35) Ñ The n-Fatty Acids and Certain of their Derivatives. By F. Francis, F. J. E. Collins, and S. H. Piper. Communicated by M. W. Travers, F. R. S Ñ The Electrical Conductivity of Thin Metallic Films. II-Caesium and Potassium on Pyrex Glass Surfaces. By E. T. S. Appleyard and A. C. B. Lovell. Communicated by A. M. Tyndall, F. R. S Ñ Ionization, Excitation, and Chemical Reaction in Uniform Electric Fields. Ill-The Excitation of the Continuous Spectrum of Hydrogen. By R. W. Lunt, C. A. Meek, and E. C. W. Smith. Communicated by F. G. Donnan, F.R.S. Good .

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