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Philosophical Magazine Letters Volume 87, 2007 - Issue 5
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Discovery of the electron: commentary on J. J. Thomson's classic paper of 1897

E. A. Davis Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 293-301 | Received 19 Feb 2007, Published online: 15 Feb 2011

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