A treatise on the motion of vortex rings, 1882.

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A treatise on the motion of vortex rings, 1882.

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Handwritten, bound volume of J. J. Thompson's "A treatise on the motion of vortex rings," believed to be in his own hand. This is the essay for which Thompson was awarded the Adam's prize by Cambridge University in 1882. Macmillan published the same material as a book in 1883.

1 volume (293 pages).

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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