Papers of Aikitu Tanakadate, 1856-1952, physicist and physics graduate, University of Glasgow 1888-2007

Tanakadate, Dr Aikitu (1856-1952 : physicist and physics graduate : University of Glasgow, Glasgow

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Aikitu Tanakadate (1856-1952), later known as the "father of Japenese seismology", studied electricity and magnetism under Lord Kelvin at Glasgow University from 1888-1890, undertaking research on anmeters. He went on to become Japan's first distinguished physicist and one of the country's most reknowned geophysicists and seismologists. He was involved in earthquake investigation and research, and through this work went on to found the Insititute of Seismology at Tokyo University. He was Profess...

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These are Economic History lecture notes, possibly a lecturer's own notes. There are 6 notebooks within a slipcase. On the slipcase is written in pencil "Dr James Cunnison? Alec Macfie?" The identification of the author of these notes is not certain. There is one letter within volume 6 addressed to Dr Cunnison, but without a comparison of handwriting it has not possible to assign these notes to Dr Cunnison. References within the notes would indicate that they were written after 1924. ...

Tanakadate, Aikitu, 1856-1952, physicist and physics graduate,

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