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Found in 905 Collections and/or Records:

The proportions of weight of several bodys compared together..., 1694

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [76]
Scope and Contents

Notes from a conversation with Fatio.

Dates: 1694
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

'The Radar detection of meteor trails', c. 1946

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.222
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'The Radar detection of meteor trails'. The material consists of a 3 page typescript draft and a copy of the published paper, dated 1946.

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

'The triode oscillator', c. 1922

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.237
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'The triode oscillator'no date, c. 1922. The material consists of 14 pages of typescript and manuscript notes by Edward Appleton.

Dates: c. 1922
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Oscillators / Drafts and notes by Edward Appleton

Theses by F.M.Colebrook, 1932

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.243
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The material consists of a copy of the theses by F.M. Colebrook from King's College London, dated 1932.

Dates: 1932
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Oscillators / Correspondence and data / Theses on non-linear oscillators, by Appleton's students at King's College, London

Theses by J.H.H. Merriman, 1937

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.244
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The material consists of a copy of the theses by J.H.H. Merriman from King's College London, dated 1937.

Dates: 1937
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Oscillators / Correspondence and data / Theses on non-linear oscillators, by Appleton's students at King's College, London

Theses by K.A. Macfadyen, 1928

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.242
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The material consists of a copy of the theses by K.A. Macfadyen from King's College London, dated 1928.

Dates: 1928
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Oscillators / Correspondence and data / Theses on non-linear oscillators, by Appleton's students at King's College, London

Thick black notebook, c. 1937

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Identifier: Coll-37/B.30
Scope and Contents

Thick black notebook. The notebook contains notes, calculations and references, on recombination, 'Correct magneto-ionic formulae', critical frequencies. Only a few pages of the notebook have been used, at the front of book and the latest reference is from 1937.

Dates: c. 1937
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Scientific notebooks

Thick notebook, inscribed 'E. V. Appleton' on page edges, front few pages only used, c. 1927

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Identifier: Coll-37/B.18
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Thick notebook, inscribed 'E. V. Appleton' on page edges, front few pages only used. The notebook mainly contains notes on the literature and the latest date is 1927.

Dates: c. 1927
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Scientific notebooks

Thick notebook, inscribed inside 'Simultaneous Measurements in Downcoming Rays', December 1927-August 1928

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Identifier: Coll-37/B.16
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Thick notebook, inscribed inside 'Simultaneous Measurements in Downcoming Rays'. Inside the front cover is a list of experiments numbered 47-62,dated December 1927 to August 1928 (not all of these were completed), of reception data received at Cambridge, Peterborough and King's College.

Dates: December 1927-August 1928
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Scientific notebooks

Thick notebook, inscribed on cover 'Atmospheric Data' (not in Appleton's hand), December 1924-25 August 1927

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Identifier: Coll-37/B.13
Scope and Contents

Thick notebook, inscribed on cover 'Atmospheric Data' (not in Appleton's hand). Inside the notebook is inscribed 'Wheatstone laboratory' in Appleton's hand and 'May 1925' in another hand. Inside the notebook the early entries begin December 1924 in Appleton's hand, headed 'Tests of Constancy of 2LO intensity from fading experiments'. Entries continue with dated experiments to 25/8/27, not in Appleton's hand but with occasional notes by him.

Dates: December 1924-25 August 1927
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Scientific notebooks

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