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'Various Papers', 1933 - 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Megaw 5/2

Scope and Contents

Papers written by Helen Megaw and joint publications, including the following:
The Crystal Structure of Hydrargillite, A1(OH)3 (proof copy with ms annotations), 1933;
L S Ornstein and W Kast (Utrecht), New Arguments for the Swarm Theory of Liquid Crystals, 26pp ms - note on first page reads 'Received in German on 20th January 1933, and translated by Helen D Megaw';
Notes for Gamble essay on thermal expansion in crystals, no date;
Cell Dimensions of Ordinary and 'Heavy' Ice (galley proof with ms annotations, to be printed in Nature), [1934];
Structure of Crystalline Zinc Hydroxyde Zn(OH)2 (proof copy), 1934;
The Function of Hydrogen in Intermolecular Forces, with J D Bernal (proof copy for correction and return to the Royal Society, 1935, also typescript draft with ms annotations, 1934);
Untitled typescript article concerning the examination of an [unknown?] crystal, beginning 'The composition of the mineral, written for the moment as a hydrated oxide, is 4CaO.A12O3xH2O, where x is found, in two separate analyses, to be 11.6 and 11.8' - the article goes on, on p 4, to make analogies with portlandite and hydrargillite; p 7 reads 'The structure thus determined has complete hexagonal symmetry'. No date.






Dates

  • Creation: 1933 - 1936

Creator

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Megaw, Helen

Finding aid date

2011-05-24 12:13:50+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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