Francis William Aston: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Nov 16, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 28, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - Scientist of the Day - Biography of Francis Aston. | Nov 11, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: NuclearFiles.com - Biography of Francis William Aston. | Apr 10, 2017 | ||
| Added information about consideration of neon isotope as new element "meta-neon," work during World War I, and Soddy's postulation of the existence of isotopes. | Jul 28, 2010 | ||
| Added information about both discovering isotopes with a mass spectrometer and formulation of "whole number rule" as reasons for winning the Nobel Prize. |
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Jul 28, 2010 | |
| Cross-references added. | Aug 17, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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