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3 cards and a letter from R. Naismith and a postcard from R.A. Watson-Watt to Edward Appleton. The material consists of 3 cards from R. Naismith sent during his journey to Norway, 1933; letter from R. Naismith regarding research, 1934; and postcard of Tromsö ('the Paris of the North') sent by R. A. Watson-­Watt (date not legible).

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3 small envelopes containing observations and photographs. The material consists of envelope addressed ‘Proffessor Appleton Grand Hotel', containing photographs of aurora, etc.; envelope, mainly containing observations made at King's College, London, 1929 (many identified on verso); and envelope of photographs of scenery (one with a manuscript note by R. Naismith).

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14 page manuscript draft for a paper on ionisation at Tromsö. It has no date and the author is unknown, but it was written during the Second Polar Year 1932-1933.

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Answers to queries made by Sir Archibald Geikie on the form of clouds, dust wirlwinds, heights of British lakes, Petermann's drawings of vertical distribution of plants and the sea bed between Britain and Norway.

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Copy of Journal of the Institution of Telecommunication Engineers, 12, April 1966. This was a 'Sir Edward V. Appleton commemorative issue' and contains several articles referring to his work, including ‘A Wireless Visit to Tromsö (1932)' by C.M. Minnis, which quotes from Appleton's journals.

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Correspondence and data from R. Naismith to Edward Appleton, dated 1934.

Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers regarding U.R.S.I. [Union Radio-Scientifique International] programme of ionospheric research continuing Polar Year work. The material includes a copy of Edward Appleton's paper to U.R.S.I. Commission II on 'Measurement of ionosphere layer heights and correlation with other geophysical and cosmic data’, dated August 1934; manuscript notes of the U.R.S.I. research programme as decided by R.Naismith, dated November 1934; note on U.R.S.I. research, and calendar for...

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Correspondence from J.M. Stagg to Edward Appleton, dated 1935. The material includes a draft of a paper by Stagg on magnetic disturbance.

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Correspondence from K. Kreielsheimer and K.W. Wagner to Edward Appleton. The material consists of correspondence from K. Kreielsheimer (Tromsö observatory), including photographs, data and draft report, dated 1933-1934; and correspondence from K.W. Wagner, dated 1933.

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Correspondence from L. Harang to Edward Appleton, dated 1935-1938. The material relates to the research at Tromsö, including data, photographs and a reprint.