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Papers of Francis John Welsh Whipple (1876 - 1943)
Catalogue reference: CSAC 31.8.75
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This record is about the Papers of Francis John Welsh Whipple (1876 - 1943) dating from 1851-1943.
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- CSAC 31.8.75
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Title (The name of the record)
- Papers of Francis John Welsh Whipple (1876 - 1943)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1851-1943
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Description (What the record is about)
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They consist of observations, notes and drafts, with related correspondence, and have been arranged in chronological order where this was known.
The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence of John Welsh, FRS, 1824 - 59, Superintendent of Kew Observatory 1852 - 59, and godfather of G.M.Whipple 1842 - 93 (F.J.W.Whipple's father), also Superintendent of Kew 1876 - 93. This appears as Item 21.
All items are manuscript. Titles and descriptions in inverted commas are those which appear on the manuscripts or folders.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Listed by: Jeannine Alton
Harriot Weiskittel
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Whipple, Francis John Welsh, 1876-1943, mathematician and meteorologist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 21 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The papers were received from Mr. R.T.P.Whipple, only son of F.J.W.Whipple.
Deposited in 1975
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Summary of the career of F.J.W.Whipple
b. 1876
Educ. Merchant Taylors' School; Trinity College, Cambridge.
1897 Second Wrangler.
1912 - 14 Mathematics master, Merchant Taylors' School.
1914 Superintendent of Instruments, Meteorological Office.
1925 - 39 Superintendent, Kew Observatory
1936 - 38 President, Royal Meteorological Society.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e52c978e-7ecb-45d0-a416-c413d4ba6a02/
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Papers of Francis John Welsh Whipple (1876 - 1943)