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Author Kragh, Helge, 1944- author.

Title Niels Bohr and the quantum atom : the Bohr model of atomic structure 1913-1925 / Helge Kragh
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 410 pages)
Contents Atomic theories before 1913 -- On the constitution of atoms and molecules -- Reception and early developments -- The Bohr-Sommerfeld theory -- A magic wand -- Molecules and other failures -- A theory of the chemical elements -- Crisis : the end of the Bohr model -- Appendix : the philosophers' atom
Summary 'Niels Bohr and the Quantum Atom' gives a comprehensive account of the birth, development, and decline of Bohr's atomic theory. It presents the theory in a broad context which includes not only its technical aspects, but also its reception dissemination, and applications in both physics and chemistry
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-401) and index
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Subject Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962.
SUBJECT Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962 fast
Subject Atomic theory.
Atoms.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory.
Atomic theory
Atoms
Estructura atòmica.
Teoria atòmica.
Teoria quàntica.
Genre/Form Llibres electrònics.
Form Electronic book
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