Author:John Henry Poynting

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John Henry Poynting
(1852–1914)

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M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S. Mason Professor of Physics and Dean of the Faculty of Science, Birmingham University. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge

This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB1911 by the initials "J. H. P."

Works

On the Transfer of Energy in the Electromagnetic Field, 1884
The mean density of the earth, 1894 external scan
A Text-book of Physics, 1907-14 (with Joseph John Thomson)
- Properties of Matter
- Sound (1914)
- Heat
- Static electricity and magnetism
The pressure of light, (short work) 1907 external scan
The earth; its shape, size weight and spin, 1913 external scan
Collected scientific papers, 1920 external scan
"Acoustics," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Gravitation," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (in part)
"Sound," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Works about Poynting

"Poynting, John Henry," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1927 supplement, London: Oxford University Press (1927)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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