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Found in 908 Collections and/or Records:

Notes by Edward Appleton, c. 1951

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.94
Scope and Contents

Notes by Edward Appleton, some dated 1951 in the orginal folder.

Dates: c. 1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / F layer / Data and correspondence / Contents of Appleton's original folder labelled 'F2 Paper II'

Notes by Edward Appleton, 'After the I.G.Y.' and 'The International Geophysical Year 1957-58', c. 1957-1958

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Identifier: Coll-37/D.55
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The material consists of After the I.G.Y.', manuscript notes and drafts, no date, c. 1957-1958; and 'The International Geophysical Year 1957-58', the Ryland Lecture, May 1958.

Dates: c. 1957-1958
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Lectures, speeches, publications

Notes, calculations and graphs, etc. by Mrs. Turnbull, c. 1948-1953

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Identifier: Coll-37/F.59
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The material consists of notes, calculations and graphs, etc. by Mrs. Turnbull. The date range is 1948-1953 but some charts are undated.

Dates: c. 1948-1953
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Charts, graphs, data / Sunspots

Notes for 'Lecture version' of paper on 'Radar detection of meteor trails and allied phenomena', 1932-1946

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.224
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The material consists of 3 pp. typescript and manuscript notes for ‘Lecture version' of paper on 'Radar detection of meteor trails and allied phenomena', with a letter from R. Naismith including comments and amendments for the published version; a 1 page account of Appleton’s and Naismith's work on meteors from 1932 to 1946; and a list of slides for the lecture.

Dates: 1932-1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Meteor Trails / Drafts and notes

Notes for talks and speeches by Edward Appleton, c. 1945

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Identifier: Coll-37/D.25
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The material consists of: "Discours à radiodiffuser par Sir Edward Appleton", a 2 page speech in French, dated 22 October 1945; "Sir Ambrose Fleming", a 7 page memorial tribute, dated 1945 in pencil, see also Coll-17/E.40; a press handout on Appleton’s lecture on "Tides in the Atmosphere", dated 1945 in pencil; and an offprint of Appleton's contribution to discussion on civil engineering research and its future, c. 1945.

Dates: c. 1945
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Lectures, speeches, publications

Notes from lectures by W.R. Piggott, 1944

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.89
Scope and Contents Notes from lectures by W.R. Piggott. The material consists of a hardcover springback folder containing 75 pages, plus a 3 page appendix typescript account with lists of references and contents, beginning 'The following appendix consists fundamentally of notes taken by myself at a series of lectures delivered by Mr. W.R. Piggott of D.S.I.R. [Department of Scientific and Industrial Research] in October 1944'. The account is not signed, and there are manuscript corrections in more than one...
Dates: 1944
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Correspondence / Correspondence and notes from W.R. Piggott to Edward Appleton

Notes, narratives and calculations by Wilhelm Altar, no date

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.216
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Notes, narratives and calculations by Wilhelm Altar, no date. The material consists of 5 bundles of notes and 2 photographs.

Dates: no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Magneto-Ionic Theory / Correspondence and data / Correspondence and material by W. Altar

'Notes on 'F2 Anomaly', no date

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.63
Scope and Contents

'Notes on 'F2 Anomaly'. The material consists of a 1 page manuscript note, no date.

Dates: no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / F layer / Drafts and ideas for research on F layer

'Notes on magneto-ionic theory', c. 1925-1943

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.202
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'Notes on magneto-ionic theory'. The material consists of 5 pages of notes by Edward Appleton, much of it occupied with Lorentz's theory and the problem of negative and positive signs for the rays, no date, c. 1925-1943.

Dates: c. 1925-1943
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Magneto-Ionic Theory / Notes and drafts for papers by Edward Appleton

Notes on musical chords, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/25
Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on the physics of music, with numerous diagrams, including a printed one on the bones of the inner ear.

Dates: c1780-c1803
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison