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JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/6/3/4
Title
"The Ascent of Man (TV Series): Research material"
Date(s)
- c. 1970 (Creation)
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1 file
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(1908 - 1974)
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Comprises research notes on subjects including Lapps (nomads), orrery (a mechanical model of the solar system) for programme 6, mercury, Paracelsus, Mendeleev, Mongols, the development of nuclear physics, astronomy, the aurora and electromagnetic spectrum, and crystals.
Also includes: notes on [Jo Marquand's] visit to the Caroline Humphries at the South Polar Research Institute (Cambridge, United Kingdom); and notes on W. van der Reijden's visit to Dr Essen at the National Physics Laboratory (Teddington, United Kingdom) with copies of articles by Essen.
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Publication note
'A New Æther-drift Experiment' by Dr L Essen was published in Nature, Vol. 175 (7 May 1955).
'A Revolution in Timekeeping' by Dr L Essen was published in Electronics & Power (May 1967).
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former reference
Box 20:12