Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for J. J. Thomson across 6 places, from 1856 to 1896.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Sir Joseph John Thomson (18 December 1856 – 30 August 1940) was a British physicist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where J. J. Thomson was documented, and when
18 December 1856exact date
Cheetham Hillattested“Joseph John Thomson was born on 18 December 1856 in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.”source: Wikipedia: J. J. Thomson
1870year
Manchesterattested“In 1870, he was admitted to Owens College in Manchester (now the University of Manchester) at the unusually young age of 14, and came under the influence of Balfour Stewart, Professor of Physics, who initiated him into physical research.”source: Wikipedia: J. J. Thomson
1870year
Owens Collegeattested“In 1870, he was admitted to Owens College in Manchester (now the University of Manchester) at the unusually young age of 14, and came under the influence of Balfour Stewart, Professor of Physics, who initiated him into physical research.”source: Wikipedia: J. J. Thomson
1876year
Trinity College, Cambridgeattested“In 1876, Thomson moved on to Trinity College, Cambridge.”source: Wikipedia: J. J. Thomson
22 December 1884exact date
University of Cambridgeattested“On 22 December 1884, Thomson was appointed Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.”source: Wikipedia: J. J. Thomson
1896 to 1897period
Princeton Universityattested“A series of four lectures, given by Thomson on a visit to Princeton University in 1896, were subsequently published as Discharge of electricity through gases (1897).”source: Wikipedia: J. J. Thomson
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1882year
University of Cambridgementioned“Beginning in 1882, women could attend demonstrations and lectures at the University of Cambridge.”source: Wikipedia: J. J. Thomson
1904year
Yale Universitymentioned“He also presented a series of six lectures at Yale University in 1904.”source: Wikipedia: J. J. Thomson
1914year
University of Oxfordmentioned“At Oxford, he gave the 1914 Romanes Lecture titled The Atomic Theory.”source: Wikipedia: J. J. Thomson
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