Article ID: CBB000012186

The Crookes radiometer revisited: A centennial celebration (1976)

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Description On the centenary of the introduction of the radiometer by Sir William Crookes, this article gives a brief history of the various explanations offered for the operation of this solar engine. (G. B. KAUFFMAN)


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Authors & Contributors
Kragh, Helge S.
Knight, David
James, Frank A.J.L.
DeKosky, Robert K.
Kidd, Ian James
Wess, Jane A.
Concepts
Spiritualism
Occult sciences
Parapsychology; psychic phenomena
Physics
Theory of the elements
Gases
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Europe
British Isles
Great Britain
Institutions
Société Chimique de Paris
Society for Psychical Research
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