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Piggott, William Roy, 1914-2008 (Physicist and student of Sir Edward Appleton )

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Dates

  • Existence: 18 July 1914 - 20 May 2008

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

'Conductance Effects in Ionospheric Circuits', 1948

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.395
Scope and Contents

'Conductance Effects in Ionospheric Circuits'. The material consists of a 5 page draft of a paper by Edward Appleton and W.R. Piggott, with a letter, dated 1948. Also included is a draft paper 'Electric conductivity of the ionospheric D region', 1948, author unknown.

Dates: 1948
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Additional Material / Absorption / 'General Theory of Absorption' / 'Absorption R.R.B. [Radio Research Board] Report' / Notes and drafts by Edward Appleton

Correspondence and data from W.R. Piggott to Edward Appleton, 1939

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.391
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and data from W.R. Piggott to Edward Appleton, dated 1939. The material includes an extensive manuscript report on experiments.

Dates: 1939
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Additional Material / Absorption / 'General Theory of Absorption' / 'Absorption R.R.B. [Radio Research Board] Report'

Correspondence from W.R. Piggott to Edward Appleton, 1939-1940

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.400
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from W.R. Piggott to Edward Appleton, dated 1939-1940. Enclosed with the material is data and reports on research.

Dates: 1939-1940
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Additional Material / Absorption / 'General Theory of Absorption' / 'Absorption R.R.B. [Radio Research Board] Report' / Correspondence

'Normal and Abnormal Absorption of Radio Waves in the Ionosphere' by Edward Appleton and W.R. Piggott , c. 1935-1948

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.394
Scope and Contents

The material consists of an extensive draft for the paper 'Normal and Abnormal Absorption of Radio Waves in the Ionosphere' by Edward Appleton and W.R. Piggott; and various sequences, some with comments by Piggott, no date (Not listed in bibliography).

Dates: c. 1935-1948
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Additional Material / Absorption / 'General Theory of Absorption' / 'Absorption R.R.B. [Radio Research Board] Report' / Notes and drafts by Edward Appleton

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