Scope and Contents Includes: notes for a speech on "Democrats and Diplomats", 1915; cuttings of articles by AFB; AFB's court summons, 1916; press cutting on his third court martial trial at Chester Castle [1916]; typed copy of the prison newspaper [from Walton Prison, Liverpool, edited by AFB], 'The Walton Leader' and a small booklet about Conscientious Objector prison newspapers, "The C.O. Clink Chronicle"; flyer for the Resist the War Committee; open letter from AFB to the German Socialists with a covering...

Scope and Contents A miscellaneous collection of papers relating to Frank Dyson:1. Envelope containing letters to Dyson from W.H.M. Christie, 9 September 1910, A. Montagu Butler, 9 September 1910, and James [ ], 12 September 1910, regarding Dyson's appointment as Astronomer Royal.2. Undated photocopy of a letter from Dyson, Weld Club, Perth, W. Australia, to his wife Carrie, 2-3 August 1914.3. Printed booklet containing Latin pieces assigned to various individuals, including Dyson,...

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous correspondence and related papers regarding physics, including the following material:Correspondence with the Royal Aircraft Factory, South Farnborough, regarding testing the action of sunlight on linen fabric, 1918.Correspondence concerning general physics, 1916-1923, relating mainly to Einstein's theories; requests for information on the 1919 Eclipse observations at Sobral, Brazil; and a report on photographs. There is also a report of the Committee of the...

Scope and Contents Personal correspondence of H. Spencer Jones concerning meetings, lectures, accounts, visits and other subjects. The correspondents include E.N. da C. Andrade, A. Danjon, Sir Laurence Bragg, J. Bartels, Sir Alan Barlow, E. Burgess, Sir Edward Bollard, P. Bourgeois, I.S. Bowen, Sir John Cockroft, T.G. Cowling, S. Chapman, Sir Henry Dale, A. Einstein, R.F. Hesketh, Sir Claude Gibb, H.S. Jelstrup, Sir Harold Jeffreys, A. Kopff, W.H. Munk, F. Moreau, N.F. Mott, J.H. Oort, H. Quill, R.O. Redman,...

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An album containing various black and white photographs, most of which are captioned. Many of the images are undated, but those that have dates originate from between 1896 and the 1920s. The album begins with photographs from dinners attended by various astronomers, including members of the Royal Observatory Board of Visitors. These are followed by photographs of various groups and individuals, including the Board of Visitors, c. 1896, and Albert Einstein at Leyden, c. 1920s.

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Four black and white photographs, 305 mm x 406 mm, relating to the solar eclipse of May 1919. There are two photographs of the Sun in eclipse and one of the Sun with a circular mark. There is also a photograph of a print of Albert Einstein in his study.