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Physics

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

Found in 908 Collections and/or Records:

Photograph of results, 1931

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Identifier: Coll-37/H.2
Scope and Contents

The material consists of a photograph of results relating to Edward Appleton's research, dated 1931.

Dates: 1931
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Non-print material / Scientific photographs

Photographs and press-cuttings of award of Nobel Prize for Physics, 1947

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Identifier: Coll-37/H.16
Scope and Contents

The material consists of photographs and press-cuttings of award of the Nobel Prize for Physics to Edward Appleton in 1947.

Dates: 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Non-print material / Photographs of Edward Appleton, colleagues and friends

Photographs at conferences in Frankfurt and Zurich, no date

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Identifier: Coll-37/H.33
Scope and Contents

The material consists of photographs at conferences in Frankfurt and Zurich. Three photographs depict Appleton and F. O. Kochler [Koehler?] sitting next to each other at a dinner, and one photograph depict a large group of people posing on stairs.

Dates: no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Non-print material / Photographs of Edward Appleton, colleagues and friends

Photographs at Mullard Radioastronomy Observatory, Cambridge, 1957 or after

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Identifier: Coll-37/H.32
Scope and Contents

The material consists of photographs at Mullard Radioastronomy Observatory, Cambridge. The group includes O. R. Frisch and M. Ryle.

Dates: 1957 or after
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Non-print material / Photographs of Edward Appleton, colleagues and friends

Photographs from Tromsö expedition, c. 1932-1935

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.307
Scope and Contents

Photographs from Tromsö expedition, c.1932-1935. The material consists of photographs of Tromsö town, the observatory, transmitter, aerials, members of expedition, and equipment, etc., several identified on verso.

Dates: c. 1932-1935
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Second Polar Year

Photographs of colleagues of Edward Appleton, no date

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Identifier: Coll-37/H.35
Scope and Contents

The material consists of photographs of colleagues of Edward Appleton, no names, no dates. One bears a Dublin stamp, and another one bears a Californian stamp.

Dates: no date
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Non-print material / Photographs of Edward Appleton, colleagues and friends

Photographs of Guglielmo Marconi, William Preece, ?1900s - ?1930s

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Identifier: Coll-37/H.31
Scope and Contents

The material consists of one photograph of Guglielmo Marconi, and one of William Preece.

Dates: ?1900s - ?1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Non-print material / Photographs of Edward Appleton, colleagues and friends

Photographs of scientific observations and equipment, 1931-1936

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.306
Scope and Contents

The material consists of photographs of scientific observations and equipment, some with dates and identifications on verso in the hands of Edward Appleton, R. Naismith, and L.J. Ingram, dated 1931, 1933 and 1936.

Dates: 1931-1936
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Second Polar Year

Photographs, press releases and reports relating to artificial satellites, 1957

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.378
Scope and Contents

The material consists of photographs, press releases, reports, etc. on artificial satellites, with special reference to Russian 'Sputnik' and American earth satellite, dated 1957.

Dates: 1957
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / U.R.S.I [Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale/International Union of Radio Science]

Pneumatics, Gunpowder, c1780-c1802

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Identifier: Coll-204/8
Scope and Contents Notes, in English and occasional Russian, on the physics of air, principally pressure differentials and sound propagation. Topics include a lengthy discussion of the function and gross anatomy of the ear, barometrical measurement of height; published chart of comparative altitudes of famous mountain peaks, and the overall constitution of the atmosphere. The second half of the volume covers ballistics, mostly: diagrams, calculations, and records of artillery trials. A short, unrelated section...
Dates: c1780-c1802
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison