MOSELEY, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys. "The High-Frequency Spectra of the Elements." - "The High-Frequency Spectra of the Elements. Part II." In: The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine. Sixth series, vol.26, no.156 (December 1913), pp.1024-1034; and Sixth series, vol.27, no.160 (April 1914), pp.703-713. London: Taylor and Francis, 1913-1914.

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MOSELEY, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys. "The High-Frequency Spectra of the Elements." - "The High-Frequency Spectra of the Elements. Part II." In: The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine. Sixth series, vol.26, no.156 (December 1913), pp.1024-1034; and Sixth series, vol.27, no.160 (April 1914), pp.703-713. London: Taylor and Francis, 1913-1914.

2 volumes, 8o. One plate in vol.26. Original blue printed wrappers (some light wear and chipping along spines and edges, with small loss to back wrapper of vol.27).

FIRST EDITION of Moseley's work applying X-ray spectra to study atomic structure. His discoveries resulted in a more accurate positioning of elements in the Periodic Table by closer determination of atomic numbers. Another copy. See previous lot. Norman 1559; PMM 407. (2)

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