Skip to main content

Physics

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 908 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript graphs, c. 1934-1939 and no date

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.7
Scope and Contents

Manuscript graphs, mainly dated 1934-39. The material contains a manuscript graph by William Roy Piggott of reflection coefficient. Also included is a 5 pp. manuscript note on 'Evaluation of integral', no date. The note has the name and address of G.F.C. Searle (1864-1954).

Dates: c. 1934-1939 and no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Absorption

Manuscript notes and drafts on recombination, no date

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.288
Scope and Contents Manuscript notes and drafts on recombination. The material consists of Edward Appleton’s notes and drafts contained in their original folder, labelled 'Recombination and Attachment':'The Effective Electron Recombination Coefficient in the Ionosphere, 2 pages.'The Process of Electron Disappearance in the Cases of Regions E and F1', 3 pages.'Can there be detachment of electrons by sunlight?’ 1 page.'Test of Recombination...
Dates: no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Recombination and Attachment

Manuscript notes and graphs by Edward Appleton, 1934

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.31
Scope and Contents

Manuscript notes and graphs by Edward Appleton, with miscellaneous graphs of equivalent heights, etc. Some of the material is in the hand of L.J. Ingram and dated 1934.

Dates: 1934
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Critical Frequency

Manuscript notes and narrative on oscillations in the atmosphere by A.J. Lyon, no date

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.134
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Under this heading are grouped all data, notes and correspondence which were not included in Appleton’s named folders, but were received as loose and disordered papers. Most of them relate to his period at Edinburgh University, when he conducted collaborative research on a number of ionospheric projects simultaneously. His consistent collaborator was A. G. Pritchard (later Turnbull) whose data comprise many different topics; for the period c.1949-54 he also worked closely with A.J. Lyon...
Dates: no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / General Ionospheric Topics / Data and correspondence / Manuscript and typescript notes on ionospheric winds

Manuscript notes and narratives by Edward Appleton on tides, c.1936-1949

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.183
Scope and Contents

Manuscript notes and narratives by Edward Appleton on tides, no date, c.1936-1949.

Dates: c.1936-1949
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Lunar tides

Manuscript notes and research ideas by Edward Appleton , c. 1930s-1945

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.301
Scope and Contents

The materia consists of manuscript notes and research ideas by Edward Appleton. It is undated, but the data covers various years to 1945, and some notes refer to the comparison of observations at Delhi and Baton Rouge (see Clark, Ronald, Sir Edward Appleton, p. 151). Included is a letter from R. Naismith, April 1944 regarding comparative figures for Delhi and Sydney and including manuscript charts of data for Delhi, dated 1942-1943.

Dates: c. 1930s-1945
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Seasonal Anomaly

Manuscript notes, narratives, data, lists of points to be included in papers, etc., by K. Weekes, c. 1936-1949

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.185
Scope and Contents

Manuscript notes, narratives, data, lists of points to be included in papers, etc., by K. Weekes, no date, c. 1936-1949.

Dates: c. 1936-1949
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Lunar tides

Manuscript notes on meteors by Edward Appleton, c. 1945-1950

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.226
Scope and Contents

The material consists of manuscript notes on meteors by Edward Appleton, some of which pre-dates his 1946 work. The material includes 1 page 'Notes by EVA [Edward Victor Appleton] headed 'To be returned with the Astronomer Royal’s letter', no date and tables on 'Meteor Streams' 1947-50, by A.G. Pritchard.

Dates: c. 1945-1950
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Meteor Trails / Drafts and notes

Manuscript notes on radio reception, 1931-1934

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.279
Scope and Contents

Manuscript notes on radio reception. The mateirial consists of manuscript notes on radio reception at various wavelengths and stations, dated 1931-1934, by R. Naismith.

Dates: 1931-1934
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Radio Reception

Manuscript notes, research ideas, graphs and calculations, all in Edward Appleton's hand, c. 1930s-1957

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.359
Scope and Contents

Manuscript notes, research ideas, graphs and calculations, all in Edward Appleton's hand. The material is undated, however some of it refers to a Polar Year Paper (1930s), some are on wartime paper, and some relate to 1957 data.

Dates: c. 1930s-1957
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Sunspots and Solar Cycle