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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
proved Einstein's PhD thesis,
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This review is from: Brownian Movement and Molecular Reality (Dover Books on Physics) (Hardcover)
Maybe the best known thing about the book is its association with Einstein's PhD thesis, which demonstrated the connection between Brownian movement and the atomic nature of matter. Perrin's book gave important experimental validation of Einstein's theoretical thesis.The book shows Perrin's meticulous attention to detail. You might appreciate the sheer tediousness of some of the observational techniques. Nowadays, much of this would be automated. But Perrin had to do everything manually.
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I found a singularity in a book,
This review is from: Brownian Movement and Molecular Reality (Dover Books on Physics) (Hardcover)
The contents are what they are. I thought given the price the book manufacturing would do this classic piece justice. It is kind of cheese. My java stained copy has more character. Send this version to the event horizon.
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Brownian movement and molecular reality by Jean Perrin (Unknown Binding - 1910)
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