Naismith, Robert J, 1901-1973 (Scottish born radio scientist)

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Correspondence from R. Naismith to Edward Appleton, dated 1939. The material Includes data, comments on papers and discussion meetings, and also letters from F.W.G. White on ionospheric research in New Zealand.

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Correspondence from R. Naismith to Edward Appleton, dated 1938-1940, 1949. The material includes data and correspondence with J.R. Ashworth.

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Drafts, data and correspondence exchanged chiefly with R. Naismith, 1936. The material is mainly on research, analyses of results and drafting of collaborative papers on E-layer. Naismith's material is usually dated and Appleton's notes, comments and suggestions have been tentatively assigned a place on internal evidence.

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Drafts, data and correspondence exchanged chiefly with R. Naismith, 1937. The material is mainly on research, analyses of results and drafting of collaborative papers on E-layer. Naismith's material is usually dated and Appleton's notes, comments and suggestions have been tentatively assigned a place on internal evidence.

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Drafts, data and correspondence exchanged chiefly with R. Naismith, 1938. Includes copy of a telegram from Booker. The material is mainly on research, analyses of results and drafting of collaborative papers on E-layer. Naismith's material is usually dated and Appleton's notes, comments and suggestions have been tentatively assigned a place on internal evidence.

Scope and Contents Drafts, data and correspondence exchanged chiefly with R. Naismith, 1939. Includes a letter from H. W. Newton, a copy of a report by Naismith on 'Ionospheric conditions during the annular eclipse of 19 April 1939’ and comments by W.R. Piggott, W. G. Beynon. The material is mainly on research, analyses of results and drafting of collaborative papers on E-layer. Naismith's material is usually dated and Appleton's notes, comments and suggestions have been tentatively assigned a place on...

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Drafts, data and correspondence exchanged chiefly with R. Naismith, 1940. Includes a note by A.R. Meetham. The material is mainly on research, analyses of results and drafting of collaborative papers on the E-layer. Naismith's material is usually dated and Appleton's notes, comments and suggestions have been tentatively assigned a place on internal evidence.

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The material consists of a file containing various types of h'F data: chart of midnight values of H'f₂, dated 1939-1941 (probably by Robert Naismith); chart of h'F1 values at noon, various stations, no date, h'F charts 1958, 1959; and other h'F curves and data.

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Ionograms, one dated 1946. One has a note on verso in the hand of W.R. Piggott which begins 'From Mr. Naismith. The interference pattern on the lower E echo is of great interest and has never been observed before'

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Longer drafts for papers, some accompanied by comments by R. Naismith and L.J. Ingram, no date. N.B. Not all of these refer exclusively to E-layer but deal also with equivalent height, critical frequency, etc. Includes: 7 page sequence ‘The Nature of Electric Wave Reflection', pp.5-6 of a sequence, 8 page sequence, 1937, heavily, corrected and annotated, 'Some Notes on the interpretation of P’f records’.