Letter and attachments 1969.

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Letter and attachments 1969.

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Photocopy of a form filled in by Captain Cook regarding his observations for 12 March 1769, with a letter from White to J. C. Beaglehole of 29 January 1969 which includes the calculations for the above as reworked by White.

4 pages.

American Institute of Physics

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White, F. W. G. (Frederick William George), 1905-

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Physicist and science administrator. Professor of Physics, Canterbury University College, New Zealand 1937-1941; chief of the Division of Radiophysics, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 1942-1945; on the CSIR (later called the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization [CSIRO]) Executive 1945-1959; chief executive officer 1949-1956, and chairman 1959-1970 of CSIRO. From the description of Letter and attachments 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

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