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Correspondence

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 526 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from James Miller and Roger Makins to Edward Appleton, 1951-1952

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.69
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Lord provost James Miller and Roger Makins from the Foreihn Office, London to Edward Appleton, dated 1951-1952. The material relates to Appleton's proposed nomination of the Edinburgh Festival Society for the Nobel Peace Prize and it includes a draft copy of the submission.

Dates: 1951-1952

Correspondence from J.C. Goodier to Edward Appleton, no date, c. 1923-1945

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.42
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from J.C. Goodier to Edward Appleton, no date, c. 1923-1945. Enclosed with the material are graphs and data on sunspots for 1923-38, and F2 critical frequencies for 1944 and 1945.

Dates: no date, c. 1923-1945

Correspondence from J.C. Schelleng, J.M.C. Scott and A.H. Shapley to Edward Appleton, 1928-1960

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.107
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence from J.C. Schelleng to Edward Appleton, dated 1928; from J.M.C. Scott to Appleton, dated 1946, giving comments on a paper; and from A.H. Shapley to Appleton, dated 1960.

Dates: 1928-1960

Correspondence from J.H. Lees, P.H. Liang, O. Lodge and A.K. Longair to Edward Appleton, 1931-1952

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.61
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence from J.H. Lees to Edward Appleton, dated 1949; from P.H. Liang to Edward Appleton, dated 1948; from O. Lodge to Edward Appleton, 1 letter only, dated 1931; and from A.K. Longair to Edward Appleton, including a photocopy of a letter from Appleton to Longair, date 1952.

Dates: 1931-1952

Correspondence from J.J. Thomson to Edward Appleton, 1931, 1937

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.115
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from J.J. Thomson to Edward Appleton, dated 1931 and 1937. The letter from 1931 relates to J. Clerk Maxwell and to one from 1937 relates to the serious illness of his son, G.P. Thomson (later Sir).

Dates: 1931, 1937

Correspondence from J.L. Pawsey to Edward Appleton, 1946, 1951

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.348
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from J.L. Pawsey to Edward Appleton, dated 1946 and 1951. The material includes reports on research in Australia, comments on U.R.S.I. [Union Radio-Scientifique International] report, and on Appleton's proposed research at Edinburgh.

Dates: 1946, 1951

Correspondence from J.O. Thomas and L. Thomas to Edward Appleton, 1954-1962

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.114
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from J.O. Thomas to Edward Appleton, dated 1954-1962, including a graph and a draft paper, etc; and from L. Thomas to Appleton, dated 1962, relating to the equatorial anomaly.

Dates: 1954-1962

Correspondence from John Adam Fleming to A.E. Kennelly and Edward Appleton, 1932, 1934 and 1946

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Identifier: Coll-37.E.39
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from John Adam Fleming to A.E. Kennelly, dated 1932 and to Edward Appleton dated 1934 and 1946. The material relates to research projects. The letter to Kennelly is a copy on the history of research in the ionised layers of the atmosphere, kindly made available by W.R. Piggott.

Dates: 1932, 1934 and 1946

Correspondence from J.P. Andrews to Edward Appleton, 1939-1940

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from J.P. Andrews to Edward Appleton, dated 1939-1940. The material relates to 'fading'. It includes a draft paper by Andrews 'low power apparatus for ionospheric investigation', data and graphs. Also included are 1 page notes by Appleton and an offprint by Pierre Lejay on fading at Shanghai.

Dates: 1939-1940

Correspondence from J.P.V. Madsen, G. Marconi, F. Mariani and D.C. Martin to Edward Appleton, no date and 1949-1958

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.66
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence from J.P.V. Madsen to Edward Appleton, dated 1949; from G. Marconi to Appleton, no date, consist of a photocopy of a letter, offering to prepare receiving apparatus for a lecture demonstration; from F. Mariani to Appleton, dated 1958; and from D.C. Martin to Appleton, dated 1956.

Dates: no date and 1949-1958