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Hartley writes: 'The properties of the atoms are a periodic function of their masses, and the physical characteristics of the spectra of the elements appear to be an expression of the properties of the atoms; for there is undoubtedly an intimate connexion between the rays emitted by the self-luminous vapours of the elements and their chemical and physical properties.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Chemistry / Spectroscopy

Received 18 March 1891. Read 16 April 1891.

A version of this paper was published in volume 49 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the physical characters of the lines in the spark spectra of the elements'.

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PP/17/33
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1891
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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9 pages
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Manuscript

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Walter Noel Hartley

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Walter Noel Hartley, Paper, 'On the physical characters of the lines in the spark spectra of the elements' by Walter Noel Hartley, 1891, PP/17/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_17_33/paper-on-the-physical-characters-of-the-lines-in-the-spark-spectra-of-the-elements-by-walter-noel-hartley, accessed on 12 November 2024

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