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The great scientific career thus begun nearly sixty years ago is now closed by the death of Sir William Crookes on Friday, April 4, not only full of years and honours, but also busy in the ...
The excursion, led by Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, was a response to an attack by Benin warriors on a British delegation sent to settle a dispute over customs duties collected by British traders. During the expedition the British Admiralty destroyed much of the city's treasured art, including the Benin Bronzes, auctioning off the rest as war booty to recoup costs.
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William Crookes. William Crookes ( 17. kesäkuuta 1832 – 4. huhtikuuta 1919) oli englantilainen fyysikko ja kemisti. [1] Crookes löysi alkuaine talliumin vuonna 1861. [2] Kemiallisten tutkimustensa ohessa hän keksi Crookesin radiometrin eli niin sanotun valomyllyn vuonna 1873. [3] Kehittämiensä tyhjiöputkien avulla hän myös havaitsi ...
Sir WILLIAM CROOKES, O.M., F.R.S., Honorary Member since 1916, died on April 5, 1919, aged eighty-six years, at his residence in London. He was born in London on June 17, 1832. His chief object in life was scientific work. Possessed of a seemingly innate love of science, he played at chemistry in his early childhood, and at the age of ten had ...
(1832–1919)British chemist and physicist, who in 1861 used spectroscopy to discover thallium and in 1875 invented the radiometer. He also developed an improved vacuum tube (Crookes' tube) for studying gas discharges. Crookes was also involved in industrial chemistry and realised the importance of nitrogen fixation for fertilizers.
In 1870, Sir William Crookes (1832–1919) travelled to Gibraltar to observe the solar eclipse. He kept a diary and produced beautiful accounts of the expedition - alongside altogether more specific observations, including the 656 steps down a local cliff face, and every item in his luggage.
