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Found in 908 Collections and/or Records:

'Notes on oscillations in the atmosphere', by W.R. Piggott, 1952

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.133
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'Notes on oscillations in the atmosphere', by W.R. Piggott, dated 1952.

Dates: 1952
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

Notice of meeting to discuss observations of the Giacobinids, 1946

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.225
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Notice of meeting to discuss observations of the Giacobinids [a meteor shower, now known as the October Draconids] held at Royal Astronomical Society, dated 13 December 1946. The material includes 6 pages of manuscript notes and a typescript account of papers and proceedings by 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

Offprint and English translation of an Italian article on wireless range-finding, September 1939

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.250
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Offprint, and English translation of an Italian article on wireless range-finding. The material consists of 4 pages only of a report on German detection of English aircraft, dated September 1939.

Dates: September 1939
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Radar

Offprints of Edward Appleton's writings, c. 1920-1965

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Identifier: Coll-37/D.73
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The material consists offprints of Edward Appleton's writings, not a complete set.

Dates: c. 1920-1965
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Lectures, speeches, publications

Offprints of published papers on various subjects, 1925-1959

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Identifier: Coll-37/G.28
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The material consists of offprints of published papers on various subjects (not by Edward Appleton), 1925-1959. Includes obituary paper on Hector Munro MacDonald (1865-1935).

Dates: 1925-1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Reports and printed matter / Offprints of published papers, not by Edward Appleton

Offprints of published papers on various subjects, c. 1926-1965

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Identifier: Coll-37/G.29
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The material consists of offprints of published papers on various subjects (not by Edward Appleton), 1926-1965. One document, a graduation address by Prof David Whitteridge is undated.

Dates: c. 1926-1965
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Reports and printed matter / Offprints of published papers, not by Edward Appleton

Offprints of published papers on various subjects, c. 1923-1956

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Identifier: Coll-37/G.30
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The material consists of offprints of published papers on various subjects (not by Edward Appleton).The date range is 1923-1956, however some of the material is undated.

Dates: c. 1923-1956
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Reports and printed matter / Offprints of published papers, not by Edward Appleton

Offprints of published papers on various subjects, c. 1905-1959

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Identifier: Coll-37/G.31
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The material consists of offprints of published papers on various subjects (not by Edward Appleton). The date range is 1905-1959, however some of the material is undated.

Dates: c. 1905-1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Reports and printed matter / Offprints of published papers, not by Edward Appleton

'On a property of a certain oscillating circuit' , no date

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.239
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'On a property of a certain oscillating circuit', no date. The material consists of 5 manuscript pages of notes by Edward Appleton.

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

'On the energy spectra of atmospherics', no date

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.8
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'On the energy spectra of atmospherics'. The material consists of 2 typescript drafts for a paper so titled, 14 pp. (second copy lacks p.1), no date. The drafts are perhaps not by Appleton, but they have manuscript corrections in his hand. In Appleton's original folder, this is inscribed 'X-Spectrum Analyses', which also includes C.S. Gillmor's note quoted above.

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