| Description |
xix, 363 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-346) and index. |
| Contents |
Physics in Oxford: problems and perspectives / Robert Fox ... [et al.] -- Context and practices of Oxford Physics, 1839-77 / Robert Fox -- Robert Bellamy Clifton and the 'depressing inheritance' of the Clarendon Laboratory, 1877-1919 / Graeme Gooday -- Laboratories and physics in Oxford Colleges, 1848-1947 / Tony Simcock -- Mechanical physicists, the Millard Laboratory, and the transition from physics to engineering / Tony Simcock -- Translating ion physics from Cambridge to Oxford: John Townsend and the Electrical Laboratory, 1900-24 / Benoit Lelong -- Lindemann Era / Jack Morrell -- Redfining the context: Oxford and the wider world of British physics, 1900-1940 / Jeff Hughes -- Epilogue / Robert Fox, Graeme Gooday -- Appendix I. The classification of the Oxford B.A. -- Appendix II. The syllabus for the Oxford B.A., 1831-1872 -- Appendix III. Letter from Robert Clifton to Sir William Thomson. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
University of Oxford -- History.
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Physics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- England -- Oxford -- History.
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Physics -- Study and teaching (Graduate) -- England -- Oxford -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fox, Robert, 1938-
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Gooday, Graeme.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780198567929 |
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0198567928 |
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