John Henry Poynting

Translated title of the contribution: To take away the dust. John Henry Poynting

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Abstract

John Henry Poynting (1852-1914) is known for his work related to the determination of the effect of pressure on the changes of phase and osmotic pressure (the Poynting effect), the determination of the constant of gravity and the mean density of the Earth¡ the pressure exerted by radiation, the transfer of energy in an electromagnetic field¡ and the connection between electric current and the electric and magnetic inductions in the surrounding field (the Poynting vector).

Translated title of the contributionTo take away the dust. John Henry Poynting
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)340-348
Number of pages9
JournalEducacion Quimica
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2011

Keywords

  • Phase changes
  • Poynling effect
  • Poynting vector
  • density of Earth
  • radiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Education

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