Papers of James Paton (fl 1928 - 1973), meteorologist 1920s - 1970s

James Paton, fl 1928 - 1973, meteorologist, Head of Department of Meteorology, University of Edinburgh

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James Paton joined Edinburgh University Department of Natural History in 1928, and in 1944 became their first lecturer in meteorology. When a separate Department of Meteorology was created there in 1964 he was appointed head of department, a role in which he remained until his death in 1973. An active member, and for several years, director, of the British Astronomical Association Aurora Section, he published many works on auroral and noctiluscent cloud phenomena, and in 1964 initia...

Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees, 1869-

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C. T. R Wilson was educated at Owens College, Manchester and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Fellow of Sidney Sussex College. University reader in electric meteorology, Cambridge. Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy, Cambridge. F. R. S. 1900. Royal Medal 1922. Hughes Medal 1911. Copley Medal 1935. C. H. 1937. Nobel Laureate Physics 1927. From the description of Laboratory records and notebooks, ca. 1895-ca. 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81866670 ...

Paton James fl 1928-1973

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