Sydney Chapman Papers, 1860-1972.

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Sydney Chapman Papers, 1860-1972.

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The Sydney Chapman Papers include correspondence; files documenting Chapman's activities as head of the special committee planning the International Geophysical Year; notes for lectures delivered by Chapman; drafts of three books co-authored by Chapman; personal photographs; biographical information; remembrances of colleagues honoring Chapman on his 80th birthday; reprints of published articles and drafts of unpublished articles by Chapman; and data on barometric pressure readings from various observatories (1889-1914). Also included are several brief motion picture films dealing with the aurora and the sun.

50.85 cu. ft.

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7293878

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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Chapman, Sydney, 1888-1970

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Physicist (geophysics of the upper atmosphere). On the mathematics and natural philosophy faculty at University of Manchester (1919-1924); and Imperial College, London (1924-1926); on the natural philosophy faculty at Oxford University (1946-1953); and member of research staff, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, Colorado from 1955. From the description of Papers, 1962-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006652 Physicist (geophysics, physics of the upper atmosphere). On ...

University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Geophysical Institute

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Founded in 1946 as a result of auroral research completed in 1937 by Veryl Fuller and Ervin Bramhall. Stuart Seaton hired as first director in 1949. From the description of University of Alaska, Fairbanks Geophysical Institute 50th anniversary celebration recordings, 1998-2001 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305865 ...