Francis John Welsh Whipple: Notes and Papers 1844-1943

West Gilbert D fl 1919-1922

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Blakiston Thomas fl 1857

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Francis John Welsh Whipple

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Francis John Welsh Whipple (1876-1943) was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He worked as a mathematics teacher at his old school, 1899-1914, before becoming Superintendent of Instruments at the Meteorological Office, Kew Observatory, in 1914. He was Superintendent at the observatory, 1925-1939, and served as the President of the Royal Meteorological Society, 1936-1938. The collection also contains correspondence of John Welsh (1824-185...

Brisbane, Thomas, Sir, 1773-1860

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Astronomer and patron of science. Brisbane, a respected and successful soldier, was Governor of New South Wales (NSW), Australia 1821-1825. During this period he furthered his astronomical studies, built an observatory at Parramatta and made the first extensive observations of the southern stars since Lacaille in 1751-1752. From the description of Letters, 1825-1830. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006054 From the description of Papers, ca. 1812-1858. (Unknown). WorldCat r...

Richardson, Lewis F., 1881-1953

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Active in meteorology and physics; appointments included superintendent of the Eskdalemuir Observatory (1913) and principal of Paisley College of Technology and School of Art (1929-1940). Elected FRS in 1926. From the description of Papers and correspondence of Lewis Fry Richardson, 1881-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306080 Principal of Paisley College of Technology, 1929-1940. From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81933716 ...

Welsh, John, 1824-1859

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Meteorologist. Educated at Edinburgh University and was appointed an observer at the magnetical and meteorological observatory at Uakerstoun, under John Allan Broun (1917-1879) F. R. S. 1853. and he held this appointment from 1842-1850. Then appointed assistant at Kew Observatory 1950 under Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873) F. R. S. 1844 and succeeded him. F. R. S. 1857. From the description of Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1852-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 8179...

Chaundy Theodore William 1889-1971

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Bragg, William Henry, 1862-1942

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Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. B. A. as 3rd Wrangler 1884. Professor at Adelaide University 1886-1908. Cavendish Professor at Leeds, 1909-1915. Quain Professor of Physics at University of London 1915-1923. Received Nobel Prize 1915 (with his son William Lawrence Bragg F. R. S. 1921). F. R. S. 1907. Rumford Medal 1907. Copley Medal 1930. C. B. E. 1917. K. B. E. 1920. O. M. 1931. Hughes Medal Royal Society 1931. President Royal Society 1935. Director of Royal Institution of Great Britain ...

Smith Frank fl 1937

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Broun, John Allan, 1817-1879

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Studied at Edinburgh and through the influence of Professor J. D. Forbes F. R. S. 1832 was appointed Director of the magnetic observatory at Makerstoun 1842-1849 and made many observations. In 1852 appointed Director of the Trivandrum Magnetic Observatory (S. India) and he built an observatory on the Augustia Malley the highest peak of the Travancore Ghats. In 1873 aided by grant from Royal Society undertook to complete the reduction of magnetic observations made at colonial stations. Received a...

Whipple Francis John Welsh 1876-1943

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