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Several short sketches are presented of Lord Rayleigh, to show his method of working-and his interaction with his fellow scientists. The topics discussed are: his research on the blue of the sky (Rayleigh scattering); his rescue of Waterston from near-oblivion; his research on surface acoustic waves (Rayleigh waves); his collaboration with Agnes Pockels; and his research on blackbody radiation (the Rayleigh-Jeans Law).
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Howard, J.N. (1985). Some Sketches of Rayleigh. In: Ash, E.A., Paige, E.G.S. (eds) Rayleigh-Wave Theory and Application. Springer Series on Wave Phenomena, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82621-4_1
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