Appleton, Sir Edward Victor, 1892-1965 (physicist and principal of the University of Edinburgh)

Hardback notebook, inscribed inside 'N. P. L. Transmissions on Short Waves'. Inside the front cover is a list of experiments, dated August­ November 1928, recorded at King's College, Peterborough and Cambridge. The records are not in Appleton's hand but almost all have comments by him. Towards rear of book is a later test (numbered 92), July 1929, and a narrative 'Notes on Test' by Appleton.

Hardback notebook, inscribed inside ‘Victor Appleton St John's College, Cambridge. Magnetism and Electricity', undated (probably before 1919 with some later additions). Both ends of the notebook are used. It contains notes and calculations, perhaps of undergraduate work (Appleton usually signed himself ‘E.V. Appleton' after 1919). Some notes on negative ions, ionisation, etc. may be of a later date.

Hardback notebook of graph paper, inscribed on cover and inside 'E.V. Appleton. Cavendish Laboratory 1919'. Both ends of the item are used. Noies and calculations on electricity, perhaps from lectures by C.T.R. Wilson [Charles Thomson Rees Wilson].

Hardback notebook, inscribed on cover 'Solar noise. Galactic noise'. It contains notes, observations, drafts, notes for discussion and comments on others' work or papers, etc. It is related especially to work with J.S. Hey in 1946.

Hardback notebook of graph paper. Both ends of this notebook have been used. Contains notes, narratives and calculations probably made over a considerable period (latest date 1940). Includes work on electron density (c. 1935-36), recombination, theories of Massey, Pekeris, Eckersley, Chapman, Booker, etc. At the rear of the notebook are ideas and questions for research.

Hardback notebook of graph paper. Only a few pages of this notebook have been used, at the front of the book. it contains diary entries, and notes, 1938-41, describing aspects of work at D.S.I.R. [Department of Scientific and Industrial Research], fuel, food, glass, etc. The last entry which is dated 25/12/41, sets down some of Appleton's views on the Civil Service.

Hardback notebook, University of Western Australia, inscribed on cover 'E.V. Appleton (Univ. of Edinburgh) Ionosphere'. Notes, research ideas, notes of discussion meetings, on various topics including recombination, sunspot cycle, etc. no date, c. 1952, since this is when Appleton visited Australia for the URSI [Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale] conference.

Hardback notebook, with two photographs inserted on loose pages at rear of book. The book contains Edward Appleton's account, headed 'A Wireless Visit to Tromsö', beginning 24 July 1932 (a week after landing at Tromsö) and continuing to 24 August. There is a separate entry in the middle of the book, headed 'Abnormal E region' (2 pages).

Hardbacked notebook. It contains monthly comparative charts of the average noon critical F₂ layer frequency on 5 disturbed and 5 quiet days for 1948 (at Washington station) and 1 loose page graph of observations. There are brief notes on 'Points for investigation' inside the rear cover.