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Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh
British physicist (1875 – 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh FRS[1] (28 August 1875 – 13 December 1947) was a British peer and physicist. He discovered "active nitrogen" and was the first to distinguish the glow of the night sky.
Quick Facts The Right HonourableThe Lord RayleighFRS, Born ...
The Lord Rayleigh | |
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Born | (1875-08-28)28 August 1875 Essex, England |
Died | 13 December 1947(1947-12-13) (aged 72) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | Rayleigh Rayleigh scattering |
Spouses | Lady Mary Hilda Clements
(m. 1905; died 1919)Kathleen Alice Coppin-Straker
(m. 1920) |
Children | 6 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Experimental physics Chemical physics |
Institutions | Imperial College London |
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