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Barnard, George P.
The Selenium Cell - Its Properties and Applications
London: Constable and Company Ltd 1930. Hard Cover. First Edition. A well read copy. Binding loose, with split at title page lower third of hinge, page tears, and a few signatures starting. Still a usable reference copy of a scarce title. Selenium is an element much used in the electronics industry, in such applications as photocells, etc. Covers the early history and chemical properties of selenium, construction of selenium cells, properties of selenium, theories of the action of light on selenium, general applications of the cells, the application to photometric measurement, "the optophone: photophony or light-telephony", and the use of the selenium cell for talking films, telephotography, and television. Good. [Book #10986] |