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Appleton's 'National Report to Commission III' (U.R.S.I.) [Union Radio-Scientifique International]. The material consists of 2 page typescript with manuscript note 'Dr. Lyon. I don't know whether you have seen this?' no date, 1955-56; and 'Note by Sir Edward Appleton' 3 page typescript with a manuscript note (not in Appleton's hand) 'Copy to Mr. Ratcliffe 29/10/57'.

Scope and Contents Army notebook, inscribed on cover 'E. V. Appleton ii Lieut [Lieutenant] R. E. Electricity Notes' , c.1914-1921.Both ends of the item are used. At the front of the notebook, there are notes on electricity and magnetism, perhaps for lectures during First World War. In the middle, there is a sequence of pages (some numbered) of experiments on 'Oscillator with Leaking Grid Condenser', at Cambridge, 1920-21 (not all in Appleton's hand). At the rear of the notebook, there are press-cuttings on...

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Army notebook, with only a few pages and front cover remaining, c.1914-1918. Notes on differential equations, perhaps for lectures as Instructor in R. E. Signals [check what this means] during First World War.

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Folder marked 'Atmospheric spectrum'. It includes manuscript translations of articles on atmospherics, D.S.I.R. [Department of Scientific and Industrial Research] and U.R.S.I. [Union Radio-Scientifique International] reports, National Defense Research Committee report by Jansky and Bailey (1943), etc.

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The material consists of notes, drafts and correspondence. The early material was described by C. S. Gillmor as 'work on pulse characteristics of receivers, and problems of receiving atmospherics'. The later material (from c. 1929) is mainly on the effects of thunderstorms.

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The material consists ofdDrafts for Edward Appleton’s chapter to the book ‘Aspects of Modern Science', published in 1951, with some editorial correspondence. It is contained in its original folder, inscribed ‘Atomic Energy'.

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The material consists of a gramophone audio recording of Edward Appleton parts 1 and 2 (of 4). It is labelled, 'A.B.C. [Australian Broadcasting Corporation?] Guest of Honour Sir Edward Appleton August, 1952’ and ‘Recorded at 78 r.p.m. [revolutions per minute] from tape. Use lightweight pickup'. The original tape was recorded at the U.R.S.I [Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale] conference, Sydney, 1952.

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The material consists of a gramophone audio recording of Edward Appleton parts 3 and 4 (of 4). It is labelled, 'A.B.C. [Australian Broadcasting Corporation?] Guest of Honour Sir Edward Appleton August, 1952’ and ‘Recorded at 78 r.p.m. [revolutions per minute] from tape. Use lightweight pickup'. The original tape was recorded at the U.R.S.I [Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale] conference, Sydney, 1952.

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The material consists of average curves of (M3000)F₂ for various stations, dated March and September 1948-1953.

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B.B.C. Data sent by T.W. Bennington to Edward Appleton. This material is referred to in the corresponndence sent by Bennington in Coll-37/E.7.