Mathematical and physical papers Volume V (1911)
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- What does it mean?
- This lists Volume V of Thomson's collected papers from 1911.
- In plain terms
- It is a volume of his math and physics papers.
- What can you take from it?
- Collected papers preserve a scientist's full work.
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