British Scientists of the Twentieth Century |
Contents
ERNEST RUTHERFORD 18711937 | 43 |
JAMES HOPWOOD JEANS 18771946 | 93 |
ARTHUR STANLEY EDDINGTON 18821944 | 140 |
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