This paper was written on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for physics and chemistry in 1904.

The discovery of the first noble gas, argon, is described — an achievement which was awarded with a double Nobel Prize in 1904.

PACS: 01.65.+g, 82.33.Tb, 94.10.Fa (all) DOI: 10.1070/PU2005v048n12ABEH002807 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2005/12/e/ 000236670800005 2005PhyU...48.1265M Citation: Matishev A A "'Prout's law' and the discovery of argon" Phys. Usp. 48 1265–1287 (2005) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Оригинал: Матышев А А «„Закон Праута“ и открытие аргона» УФН 175 1357–1381 (2005); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0175.200512j.1357