Records of the department of physics and astronomy, 1883-1989 (bulk 1938-1989).

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Records of the department of physics and astronomy, 1883-1989 (bulk 1938-1989).

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Files relating to the history of the Department; also a number of reports on and studies of the Department, done at various times between 1938 and 1963; and several files relating to the National Science Foundation Science Development Program, 1964-1974. Included are two 1883 letters from the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey concerning delivery to the University of a set of standard weights and measures.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy.

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The Department of Physics was officially established in 1907, although courses in natural philosophy had been given as part of the mathematics curriculum since about 1820. In 1973 the name of the Departtment of Physics changed to Department of Physics and Astronomy. From the description of Records of the department of physics and astronomy, 1883-1989 (bulk 1938-1989). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306123 ...

National Science Foundation (U.S.)

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U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

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