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1933: The Seventh Council

The structure and properties of atomic nuclei

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The Solvay Councils and the Birth of Modern Physics

Part of the book series: Science Networks · Historical Studies ((SNHS,volume 22))

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On February 4th, 1928, Lorentz died. Paul Langevin, who had been at every Council including the first, was chosen to succeed him as chairman.

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  1. P. LANGEVIN, in Le Magnétisme (6th Solvay Council of Physics), Rapports et discussions du sixième Conseil de Physique, Gauthier-Villars, Paris, 1931, p. vii-viii.

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  1. Faculté des Sciences — CP 230, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe, B-1050, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Dr. Pierre Marage

  2. Institut de Philosophie — CP 175, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50 av. F. D. Roosevelt, B-1050, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Dr. Grégoire Wallenborn

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Marage, P., Wallenborn, G. (1999). 1933: The Seventh Council. In: Marage, P., Wallenborn, G. (eds) The Solvay Councils and the Birth of Modern Physics. Science Networks · Historical Studies, vol 22. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7703-9_11

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