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Rayleigh Lord, title of John William Strutt, 1842--1919, British physicist. He discovered argon (1894) with Ramsay and made important contributions to the theory of sound, the theory of scattering of radiation, etc. Nobel prize for physics 1904 rayleigh [′rā·lē] (optics) A unit of brightness, used to measure the brightness of the night sky and aurorae, equal to 1010/4π quanta per square meter per second per steradian. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The book chronicles the work of physicist John William Strutt, also known as the third Baron Rayleigh, who in the late 19th century developed a working explanation for the sky's blue. |
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