Martin, Sir David Christie, 1914-1976 (Knight, Secretary of the Royal Society)
Dates
- Existence: 1914 - 1976
Biography
D.C. [David Christie] Martin (1914-1976), Secretary of the Royal Society
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Assistant Secretary, The Royal Society, Burlington House, London, W1, 13 Feb 1952
Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)
Correspondence and papers, 1936-1968
Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)
Correspondence and papers, Apr. 1941-Aug. 1941
'Screening of R D F Radio Detection Finding sets from fixed echoes' by Mott, 28 July 1941 (4pp., duplicated typescript); notes on 'Effect of ground-corrugations of small amplitude on RDF elevation-readings by Linfoot (undated but attached to letter from Mott dated 14 August 1941, 5pp. MS); 'G L errors of elevation due to the "cliff edge" effect' by F.R.N. Nabarro, 19 August 1941 (3pp., duplicated typescript)
Expenses; work on searchlights etc., 1941
Mostly for Sir Nevill Mott's group working on urgent technical problems for Ministry of Supply; Ministry of Aircraft Production; correspondence with Sir Nevill Mott and Louis Claude Martin.