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THE system of holding conferences at which a number of lectures are given by eminent special ists is a noticeable feature of American universi ties, and is being adopted with success in other countries. Clark University was founded in 1889, and under the invitaton of its Department of Physics courses of lectures were given to celebrate its twentieth anniversary. Those published in this volume are by Prof. Vito Volterra on recent pro gress in mathematical physics (in French), by Prof. Rutherford on the history of the alpha rays, by Prof. R. W. Wood on optical properties of metallic vapours, and by Prof. C. Barus on physical pro perties of iron carbides. Other lectures by Profs. Michelson and E. F. Nichols are not published. The volume will be of interest to those who at tended the conferences or who desire a not too extensive summary of our knowledge in the branches of study covered by the lectures.
Lectures delivered at the Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Foundation of Clark University, under the auspices of the Department of Physics.
By Vito Volterra Ernest Rutherford Robert Wm. Wood Carl Barus. Worcester, Mass., September 7–11, 1909. Pp. vii + 161. (Published by Clark University; New York and London: G. E. Stechert and Co., 1912.) Price 10s. net.
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Lectures delivered at the Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Foundation of Clark University, under the auspices of the Department of Physics . Nature 89, 528 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/089528a0
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