Records, 1883-1989, (bulk 1938-1989)

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Records, 1883-1989, (bulk 1938-1989)

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Mainly 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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National Science Foundation (U.S.)

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

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The Dept. 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 Dept. of Physics changed to Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. From the description of Records, 1883-1989, (bulk 1938-1989) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84507268 The Department of Physics was officially established in 1907, although courses in natural philosophy, as the subject was called...

Science Development Program (U.S.)

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U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

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Drawn by R.D. Cutts. From the description of Pulgas base : map, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398096 Historical Background The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, me...