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Schröder, W., Wiederkehr, K-. H. |
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Notes & Records; May 2000, Vol. 54 Issue: 2 p249-258, 10p |
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Johann Kiessling studied the sensational twilights that followed the eruption of Krakatoa (1883) and looked for their physical explanation. He believed that the cause of the extraordinary optical appearances essentially lay in diffraction through particles in the condensation and dust clouds which, following the eruption of the volcano, reached high strata in the atmosphere and travelled around the globe. Research concerning the generation of fog in the atmosphere was greatly forwarded by Kiessling's ideas and experiments. The studies of C.T.R. Wilson, F.R.S., which led to the construction of his cloud chamber and its use in nuclear physics, were strongly influenced by Kiessling's work. |
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