Correspondence from W.J.G. Beynon and others to Edward Appleton, 1954
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from W.J.G. Beynon and others to Edward Appleton, dated 1954. The correspondence relates to U.R.S.I [Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale] and M.C.I. [Mixed Commission on the Ionosphere] affairs, and especially regarding the meeting at Brussels, August, planned Symposium on Eclipse results, International Geophysical Year arrangements, etc. It includes a paper by J. Paton on aurora 1952-1954, prepared for Rome meeting; paper by A.C.B. Lovell on radio echo research at Jodrell Bank, prepared for Brussels meeting; 'Notes on the Theoretical Discussions', by Appleton, for report of the Brussels meeting; and advance programme for Symposium on 'Solar Eclipses' planned for August 1955.
Dates
- Creation: 1954
Creator
- Beynon, William John Granville, Sir, 1914-1996 (Welsh Physicist) (Author, Person)
- Appleton, Sir Edward Victor, 1892-1965 (physicist and principal of the University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
- Lovell, Sir Alfred Charles Bernard, 1913-2012 (English radio astronomer, pioneer of radar and radio telescopes) (Author, Person)
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Full Extent
From the Sub-Series: 23 Files
Language of Materials
English
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