Henry Augustus Rowland
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Henry Augustus Rowland's Degrees
- PhD Physics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Henry Augustus Rowland was an American physicist and Johns Hopkins educator. Between 1899 and 1901 he served as the first president of the American Physical Society. He is remembered for the high quality of the diffraction gratings he made and for the work he did with them on the solar spectrum.
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- Preliminary Notice of the Results Accomplished in the Manufacture and Theory of Gratings for Optical Purposes (1882) (84)
- On concave gratings for optical purposes (1883) (55)
- XXIX. On concave gratings for optical purposes (1883) (50)
- XXXIX. Gratings in theory and practice (1893) (41)
- A Plea for Pure Science (1883) (40)
- Magnetic effect of electric convection (1878) (21)
- XIV. On magnetic permeability, and the maximum of magnetism of iron, steel, and nickel (1873) (20)
- LII. On the electromagnetic effect of convection-currents (1889) (15)
- On the Motion of a Perfect Incompressible Fluid When no Solid Bodies are Present (1880) (10)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wavelengths III (10)
- THE PHYSICAL LABORATORY IN MODERN EDUCATION. (1886) (8)
- IV. A new table of standard wave-lengths (1893) (8)
- LVI. Electric absorption of crystals (1881) (8)
- On the magnetic permeability and the maximum of magnetism of iron, steel and nickel (1873) (6)
- LV. Preliminary notes on Mr. Hall's recent discovery (1879) (6)
- On the diamagnetic constants of bismuth and calc-spar in absolute measure (1879) (5)
- The Arc-Spectra of the Elements. I. Boron and Beryllium. (5)
- XXXV. On the new Theory of Magnetic Attractions and the magnetic rotation of polarized light (1881) (5)
- XXX. On Mr. Glazebrook's Paper on the aberration of concave gratings (1883) (4)
- Electrical measurement by alternating currents (1897) (4)
- PHOTOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE NORMAL SOLAR SPECTRUM (1889) (4)
- REPORT OF PROGRESS IN SPECTRUM WORK. (1891) (4)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths XII. (1896) (2)
- Note on the Theory of Electric Absorption (2)
- LV. Table of standard wave-lengths (1889) (2)
- On the efficiency of Edison's electric light (1880) (2)
- Preliminary note on a magnetic proof plane (1875) (2)
- XX. Note on Kohlrausch's determination of the absolute value of the siemens mercury unit of electrical resistance (1875) (2)
- XXIX. On the relative wave-lengths of the lines of the solar spectrum (1887) (2)
- XIII. On an explanation of the action of a magnet on chemical action (1888) (2)
- On the General Equations of Electro-Magnetic Action with Application to a New Theory of Magnetic Attractions, and to the Theory of the Magnetic Rotation of the Plane of Polarization of Light [Continued] (1880) (2)
- The Arc-Spectra of the Elements. II. Germanium (1895) (2)
- On an explanation of the action of a magnet on chemical action (1888) (2)
- On the relative wavelength of the lines of the solar spectrum (1887) (2)
- On the Propagation of an Arbitrary Electro-Magnetic Disturbance, on Spherical Waves of Light and the Dynamical Theory of Diffraction (2)
- Observations on the Roentgen rays (1896) (1)
- Studies on magnetic distribution (1876) (1)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths VI. (1895) (1)
- VI. Notes on the theory of the transformer (1892) (1)
- Research on the absolute unit of electrical resistance (1878) (1)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths XVIII (1897) (1)
- Notes of observations on the Röntgen rays (1896) (1)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths XIII. (1896) (1)
- XXXVIII. On the ratio of the electrostatic to the electromagnetic units of electricity (1889) (1)
- Appendix to Paper on the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat, Containing the Comparison with Dr. Joule's Thermometer (1)
- The Arc-Spectra of the Elements.IV. Rhodium, Ruthenium and Palladium. (1896) (1)
- The Rontgen Ray, and its Relation to Physics (1)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths IX. (1895) (0)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths X. (1895) (0)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths VIII. (1895) (0)
- On a simple and convenient form of water-battery (1887) (0)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths XVI (0)
- Arc-Spectrum of Vanadium (1898) (0)
- On a new diamagnetic attachment to the lantern, with a note on the theory of the oscillations of inductively magnetized bodies (1875) (0)
- Studies on magnetic distribution (1875) (0)
- The Arc-Spectra of the Elements. III. Platinum and Osmium. (1895) (0)
- On Professors Ayrton and Perry's new Theory of the Earth's Magnetism, with a Note on a new Theory of the Aurora (0)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths XV. (1896) (0)
- Research on the absolute unit of electrical resistance (1878) (0)
- Electromagnetic Waves and Oscillations at the Surface of Conductors (1889) (0)
- XII. On Professors Ayrton and Perry's new theory of the Earth's magnetism, with a note on a new theory of the aurora (1879) (0)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths XVII (1897) (0)
- On Modern Views with Respect to Electric Currents (1889) (0)
- Notes on Magnetic Distribution (0)
- Research on the absolute unit of electrical resistance (1878) (0)
- Studies on magnetic distribution (1876) (0)
- Arc-Spectra of Zirconium and Lanthanum (1898) (0)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths VII. (1895) (0)
- The physical papers of Henry Augustus Rowland ... collected for publication by a committee of the faculty of the University. (0)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths XIV. (1896) (0)
- The highest aim of the physicist (1899) (0)
- Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths XI. (1896) (0)
- Illustration of resonances and actions of a similar nature (1872) (0)
- Electric Absorption of Crystals (1880) (0)
- V.Electrical measurement by alternating currents (0)
- On Mr. Glazebrook's paper on the aberration of concave gratings (1883) (0)
- NOTES ON THE USE OF GRATINGS (1889) (0)
- Studies on magnetic distribution; Part I, Linear distribution (1875) (0)
- Report of Progress in Spectrum Work (1891) (0)
- Le but supremem du physicien (0)
- Ratio of the electromagnetic to the electrostatic unit of electricity (1889) (0)
- XXIX. Studies on magnetic distribution (1875) (0)
- On a simple and convenient form of water battery (1887) (0)
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