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Found in 908 Collections and/or Records:

Material relating to Appleton's award of the Nobel Prize for Physics, November 1947

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/A.22
Scope and Contents

Material relating to Appleton's award of the Nobel Prize for Physics, dated November 1947. The material consists ofa tagged folder, with some loose material, of press releases and cuttings.

Dates: November 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Biographical and personal / Career, honours and awards

Material relating to chapter for 'Textbook of radar Second Edition', c. 1945-1955

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.274
Scope and Contents

Material relating to chapter for 'Textbook of radar Second Edition'. It consists of a typescript draft, legends for plates, diagrams and photographs for 'Chapter XIX - Applications of radar to physical science' for a 'Textbook of radar Second edition'. Author unknown, the latest reference is 1951 but the overall data is unknown. In original folder.

Dates: c. 1945-1955
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Radar

Material relating to circular letter sent by Edward Appleton to ionospheric stations, February 1954

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.138
Scope and Contents Material relating to circular letter sent by Edward Appleton to ionospheric stations, dated February 1954. Appleton asks for information about equipment, timing and frequency of readings, in connection with 'Edinburgh studies of the diurnal variations of the critical frequencies of the various layers of the atmosphere'. It includes: draft letter requesting information; list of ionospheric stations throughout the world; Replies to letter, giving or enclosing information, presented in order of...
Dates: February 1954
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / General Ionospheric Topics / Data and correspondence

Material relating to William Black of Aberdeen

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-795
Scope and Contents

The material consists of the Physics courseIntroductio ad physicam specialem, in usum juventutis academicae conscripta1696, and a transcript in both Latin and English along with circa 20 copies of sketches.

Dates: 1693-1696
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Matter, Physics, c1780-c1802

 Item
Identifier: Coll-204/4
Scope and Contents

Volume contains lectures on the nature of matter, and on its behaviour in the physical universe.

Dates: c1780-c1802
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison

'Memorandum on Edinburgh Work on the F2 Layer', January 1955

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.112
Scope and Contents

'Memorandum on Edinburgh Work on the F2 Layer'. A 7 page typescript, dated January 1955.

Dates: January 1955
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / General Ionospheric Topics / Drafts and ideas for research

'Meteor detection by radar', 1946

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.223
Scope and Contents

'Meteor detection by radar'. The material consists of a 3 page press release for press visit to A.O.R.G. [Army Operational Research Group], Richmond Park, 9 October 1946; and a covering letter from J.S. Hey.

Dates: 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Meteor Trails / Drafts and notes

Meteor Trails, c. 1946-1950

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-37/C.222-C.236
Scope and Contents This sub-series consists of 15 files relating to Edward Appleton’s research into meteor trails. Appleton's chief publications on this topic were the collaborative papers with R. Naismith, 'Radar detection of meteor trails’, Nature, 158, 28 December 1946, and 'The radio detection of meteor trails and allied phenomena', Proceedings of the Physical Society, 59, 1947. Appleton's own notes and drafts appear at Coll-37/C.222-C.226 and correspondence and data from colleagues are at...
Dates: c. 1946-1950
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics

'Method of procedure', no date

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.240
Scope and Contents

'Method of procedure', no date. The material consists of 2 manuscript pages notes of notes by Edward Appleton with shorter notes and drafts.

Dates: no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Oscillators / Drafts and notes by Edward Appleton

Minutes, 12 January 1808-16 April 1858

 Series
Identifier: Coll-206/1
Scope and Contents
  1. details of the constitution of the society
  2. minutes concerning the scientific papers read at society meetings
  3. minutes concerning membership applications and acceptances by the society
  4. minutes concerning business matters of the society
Dates: 12 January 1808-16 April 1858
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the Wernerian Natural History Society