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Found in 908 Collections and/or Records:

File containing notes by Edward Appleton, 1932-1933 and no date

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.193
Scope and Contents

File containing 4 notes by Edward Appleton. The mnaterial consists of 'Some Conclusions by E.V.A.' [Edward Victor Appleton], manuscript notes and data using Tromsö data, 1932 and 1933; 'Note on variation of magnetic storminess'. 1 page note which refers to Tromsö, no date; 'Note on Magnetic and Ionospheric Phenomena', 1 page, no date; and 'Magnetic Storms and Ionospheric Changes', 1 page, no date.

Dates: 1932-1933 and no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Magnetic Storms / Notes and Drafts

File containing notes by Edward Appleton, 1938 and no date

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.194
Scope and Contents

File containing notes by Edward Appleton. The material consists of 'Magnetic Storms and Magnetic Activity', 1 page note, no date which refers to Tromsö; 'Remarks on Dr. Chapman 's note on radio fade-outs and the associated magnetic disturbances', a note which was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 43, 1938; 'The Relation between Magnetic and Ionospheric Storms', a 2 page note, no date and written on wartime paper; and miscellaneous shorter notes and drafts.

Dates: 1938 and no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Magnetic Storms / Notes and Drafts

File containing various types of h'F data, 1939-1941, 1958-1959 and no date

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/F.49
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1939-1941, 1958-1959 and no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Charts, graphs, data / h'F data

File titled 'Comparison of Slough and Washington E-layer critical frequencies', 1935-1947

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.44
Scope and Contents

File titled 'Comparison of Slough and Washington E-layer critical frequencies'. It contains tables and calculations by Appleton for 1935-1947.

Dates: 1935-1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / E layer

Fluid Compensating Magnetometer (Elliott Bros. design for P.M.S. Blockett), 1949

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/G.14
Scope and Contents

The material consists of report, 'Fluid Compensating Magnetometer (Elliott Bros. design for P.M.S. Blockett)', dated 1949.

Dates: 1949
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Reports and printed matter / Preprints and limited circulation reports

'fMin. 1953/1954', 1953-1954

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/F.19
Scope and Contents

The material consists of an original file of data for ionospheric stations, entitled 'fMin. 1953/1954'. The data for only two stations survives.

Dates: 1953-1954
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Charts, graphs, data / fF1

'fMin. 1957/1958', 1957-1958

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/F.20
Scope and Contents

The material consists of an original file of data for ionospheric stations, entitled 'fMin. 1957/1958'.

Dates: 1957-1958
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Charts, graphs, data / fF1

‘(fo F1)2 for each month 1949-59', 1949-1959

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/F.21
Scope and Contents

The material consists of an original file of data for various ionospheric stations, entitled ‘(fo F1 )2 for each month 1949-59'

Dates: 1949-1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Charts, graphs, data / fF1

Folder containing graphs of reception for various types of valves, c. 1918

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.384
Scope and Contents

The material consists of a hardback folder containing graphs of reception for various types of valves. The French valves are initialled 'W.A.E.D.' and dated 1918. Some of the charts bear notes and calculations by Edward Appleton. Also included is a 4 page typescript, 'Details of oscillograms'.

Dates: c. 1918
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Valves

Folder initialled 'AJL' [A.J. Lyon] containing data, graphs and tables for various projects on sunspots, diurnal and seasonal variations, etc., c. 1947-1953

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.151
Scope and Contents

Folder initialled 'AJL' [A.J. Lyon] containing data, graphs and tables for various projects on sunspots, diurnal and seasonal variations, etc. The data was used to compare various stations, mainly 1947-1953. The material is almost all by Lyon, but includes a small amount by Mrs Pritchard.

Dates: c. 1947-1953
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / General Ionospheric Topics / Data and correspondence / Charts and data containing background information and research results