Les Atomes
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Les Atomes is a seminal scientific work by Jean Perrin that helped establish the reality of atoms through experimental evidence and clear popular exposition of atomic theory.
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| instanceOf |
popular science book
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scientific book → |
| author |
Jean Perrin
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| basedOn |
Jean Perrin's experimental work on Brownian motion
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| contributedTo |
acceptance of atomic theory in the early 20th century
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| describedBySource |
seminal work on atomic theory
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| field |
physical chemistry
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physics → |
| genre |
popular science
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scientific monograph → |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Nobel Prize–winning scientist
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physicist → |
| hasImpactOn |
philosophy of science debates about the reality of atoms
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| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century physics
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| influenced |
popular understanding of atoms
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scientific acceptance of molecular-kinetic theory → |
| intendedAudience |
general educated public
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students of physics → |
| language |
French
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| mainTopic |
atomic theory
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atoms → |
| notableFor |
clear exposition of atomic theory for a broad audience
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helping establish the reality of atoms through experimental evidence → |
| publisherType |
scientific publisher
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| title |
Les Atomes
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| usesEvidenceType |
experimental evidence
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statistical mechanics arguments → |
| workExampleOf |
empirical support for atomic hypothesis
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Jean Perrin
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Les Atomes
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