James Chadwick

He translated it in 1862 from a traditional French carol "Les Anges dans nos Campagnes" (The Angels in our Countryside). It is commonly sung to the hymn tune "Gloria" as arranged by Edward Shippen Barnes. In the chorus "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" (Glory to God in the Highest) the sung vowel sound "o" of "Gloria" is fluidly sustained through a lengthy rising and falling melismatic melodic sequence: Glo-O-o-o-o-o-O-o-o-o-o-O-o-o-o-o-ri-a in Ex-cel-sis De-o!

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(1935) Discoveed neutrons, which, together with protons and electrons comprise the atom. This finding dramatically changed the atomic model and accelerated discoveries in atomic physics.

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