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SUTHERLAND, William

Born Dumbarton, Scotland, 4 August 1859; died Melbourne 5 October 1911. Education, University of Melbourne (B.A. 1879, M.A. 1883) and University College, London (B.Sc. 1881).
  1. Mechanical integration of the product of two functions. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 20 (1885), 175-178.
  2. On the terminology of the mathematical theory of electricity. Nature, 32 (1885), 391.
  3. Mechanical integration of the product of two functions. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 21 (1886), 141-143.
  4. The law of attraction amongst the molecules of a gas. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 22 (1886), 81-95.
  5. On the law of molecular force. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 24 (1887), 113-134; 168-187.
  6. Eucalyptus oil. Chemist and Druggist of Australasia, 2 (1887), 21-23, 46-48, 77-78.
  7. On the law of molecular force. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 1 (Sydney, 1888), 39-42.
  8. Molecular refraction. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 1 (Sydney, 1888), 42-45.
  9. On the recalculation of certain specific heats at high temperatures, and the specific heat of water. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 26 (1888), 298-305.
  10. Molecular refraction. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 27 (1889), 141-155.
  11. On the law of molecular force. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 27 (1889), 305-321.
  12. A new periodic property of the elements. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 30 (1890), 318-323.
  13. (Abstract) Fürther investigations on the laws of molecular force. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 2 (Melbourne, 1890), 368-371.
  14. A kinetic theory of solids, with an experimental introduction. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 32 (1891), 31-43; 215-225; 524-553.
  15. The laws of molecular force. Physical Society, London. Proceedings., 12 (1892-94), 30-133; Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 35 (1893), 211-295.
  16. Some corrections to a paper on the laws of molecular force. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 36 (1893), 150-151.
  17. The viscosity of gases and molecular force. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 36 (1893), 507-531.
  18. The attraction of unlike molecules. I. The diffusion of gases. II. The surface-tension of mixed liquids. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 38 (1894), 1-19; 188-197.
  19. Fürther studies on molecular force. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 39 (1895), 1-46.
  20. Bemerkungen über die thermodynamische theorie der Kapillarität von van der Waals. Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie, 17 (1895), 536-538.
  21. The fundamental atomic laws of thermochemistry. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 40 (1895), 1-56.
  22. The viscosity of mixed gases. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 40 (1895), 421-431.
  23. Molecular force and the surface-tension of solutions. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 40 (1895), 477-494.
  24. High tensions in moving liquids. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 42 (1896), 111-115.
  25. Thermal transpiration and radiometer motion. I. Thermal transpiration. II. Radiometer motion. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 42 (1896), 373-391; 476-492.
  26. Boyle's law at very low pressures. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 43 (1897), 11-19.
  27. Two new pressure-gauges for the highest vacua. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 43 (1897), 83-99.
  28. The spontaneous change of oxygen into ozone and a remarkable type of dissociation. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 43 (1897), 201-214.
  29. Thermal transpiration and radiometer motion. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 44 (1897), 52-55.
  30. The causes of osmotic pressure and of the simplicity of the laws of dilute solutions. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 44 (1897), 493-498.
  31. Relative motion of the Earth and aether. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 45 (1898), 23-31.
  32. Latent heat of evaporation of zinc and cadmium. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 46 (1898), 345-346.
  33. Relative motion of the Earth and aether. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 47 (1899), 252.
  34. Cathode, Lenard, and Röntgen rays. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 47 (1899), 269-284.
  35. (Abstract) A possible cause of the Earth's magnetism and a theory of its variations. Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity, 5 (1900), 73-83.
  36. Theory of the Earth's magnetism. Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity, 5 (1900), 129-130.
  37. The molecular constitution of water. Philosophical Magazine, S.5, 50 (1900), 460-489.
  38. Relative motion of the Earth and the ether. Nature, 63 (1900), 205.
  39. The cause of the structure of spectra. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 2 (1901), 245-274.
  40. Ionization, ionic velocities, and atomic sizes. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 3 (1902), 161-177.
  41. The electric origin of molecular attraction. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 4 (1902), 625-645.
  42. Das elasticitätsmodul von Metallen bei niedrigen Temperaturen. Annalen der Physik, 8 (1902), 474-478.
  43. The cause of the Earth's magnetism. Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity, 8 (1903), 49-52.
  44. A new series in the magnesium spectrum. Nature, 68 (1903), 200.
  45. The measurement of large molecular masses. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 10 (Dunedin, 1904), 117-121.
  46. The dielectric capacity of atoms. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 10 (Dunedin, 1904), 122-124; Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 7 (1904), 402-405.
  47. The Cremieu-Pender discovery. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 7 (1904), 405-407.
  48. The atomic weight of radium. Nature, 69 (1904), 606-607.
  49. The electric origin of rigidity and consequences. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 7 (1904), 417-444.
  50. The electric origin of gravitation and terrestrial magnetism. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 8 (1904), 685-692.
  51. The principle of dynamical similarity in molecular physics. In Stefan Meyer, edition, Festschrift Ludwig Boltzmann, Leipzig, 1904. pp.373-385.
  52. On the cause of the Earth's magnetism and gravitation. Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity, 9 (1904), 167-172.
  53. A dynamical theory of diffusion for non-electrolytes and the molecular mass of albumin. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 9 (1905), 781-785.
  54. The nature of the propagation of nerve impulse. American Journal of Physiology, 14 (1905), 112-119.
  55. The molecular constitution of aqueous solutions. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 12 (1906), 1-20.
  56. Indirekte Muskelreizung durch Kondensatorentladungeneral Archiv für die gesamte Physiologie des Menschen und der Tiere, 115 (1906), 622-625.
  57. The nature of chemical and electrical stimulation. American Journal of Physiology, 17 (1906), 266-272.
  58. A molecular theory of the electric properties of nerve. American Journal of Physiology, 17 (1906), 297-311.
  59. Ionization in solutions and two new types of viscosity. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 14 (1907), 1-35.
  60. The chemistry of globulin. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 79 (1907), 130-154.
  61. Another method of measuring large molecular masses. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 16 (1908), 497-512.
  62. Solar magnetic fields and the cause of terrestrial magnetism. Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity, 13 (1908), 155-158.
  63. The nature of the conduction of nerve impulse. American Journal of Physiology, 23 (1908-09), 115-130.
  64. Molecular diameters. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 17 (1909), 320-321.
  65. The electric origin of molecular attraction. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 17 (1909), 657-670.
  66. Note on Western Australia Osborne's paper 'The elasticity of rubber balloons and hollow viscera'. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 81 (1909), 497-499.
  67. The ions of gases. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 18 (1909), 341-371.
  68. The fundamental constant of atomic vibration and the nature of dielectric capacity. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 19 (1910), 1-25.
  69. Molecular diameters. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 19 (1910), 25-26.
  70. The theory of the small ion in gases. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 19 (1910), 817-819.
  71. The constitution of water. Faraday Society, London. Transactions., 6 (1910), 105-116.
  72. Molecular and electronic potential energy. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 20 (1910), 249-266.
  73. The mechanical vibration of atoms. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 20 (1910), 657-660.
  74. The 'heat coagulation' of protein. Physiological Society of Great Britain. Proceedings., 42 (1911), vii-xi.
  75. Die Konstitution des Wassers. Elektrochemische Zeitschrift, 18 (1911), 1-4; 63-65; 101-103.
  76. On weak electrolytes and towards a dynamical theory of solutions. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 22 (1911), 17-66.
  77. Bode's law and spiral structure in nebulae. Astrophysical Journal, 34 (1911), 251-260.
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