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DUFFIELD, Walter Geoffrey

Born Gawler, South Australia, 12 August 1879; died Mt. Stromlo, A.C.T., 1 August 1929. Education University of Adelaide (B.Sc. 1900, D.Sc. 1908) and Trinity College Cambridge (B.A. 1903). Nobel research scholar, National Physics Laboratory, U.K., 1903. Research scholar, University of Manchester, 1904-08. Professor of physics, University College of Reading, 1910-23; Royal Flying Corps, 1916-19. Director, Commonwealth Solar Observatory, Mt. Stromlo, 1924-29.
  1. (Abstract) Photographs of the arc spectrum of iron under high pressures. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting., 76 (York, 1906), 481.
  2. (Abstract) The effect of pressure upon arc spectra. No.1. Iron. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 79 (1907), 597-599.
  3. The effect of pressure upon arc spectra. No.1. Iron. Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions., A, 208 (1908), 111-162.
  4. The spectrum near the poles of an iron arc. Astrophysical Journal, 27 (1908), 260-271.
  5. (With R. Rossi) The emission spectrum of silver heated in a carbon-tube fürnace in air. Astrophysical Journal, 28 (1908), 371-378.
  6. (Abstract) The effect of pressure upon arc spectra. No.2. Copper, lambda 4000- lambda 4600. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 81 (1908), 378-380.
  7. The effect of pressure upon arc spectra. No.2. Copper, lambda 4000 to lambda 4600. Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions., A, 209 (1908), 205-226.
  8. Australia's share in solar research. Empire Review, 16, no. 91 (August 1908), 12-18.
  9. Photographs of arc spectra of metals under high pressure. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 12 (Brisbane, 1909), 107-110.
  10. (Abstract) International solar research. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 12 (Brisbane, 1909), 110-111.
  11. Polar lines in arc spectra. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 12 (Brisbane, 1909), 111-112.
  12. The effect of pressure upon arc spectra. No.3. Silver. No.4. Goldied Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 84 (1910), 118-123.
  13. The effect of pressure upon arc spectra. No.3. Silver, lambda 4000- lambda 4600. No.4. Gold. Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions., A, 211 (1911), 33-73.
  14. The spectra of novae and the pressure effect. Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices., 73 (1913), 631-645.
  15. The deposit upon the poles of metallic arcs. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 26, (1913), 333-345.
  16. (With J.A. Murray) Milk and electrical discharges. Rontgen Society, London. Journal, 10 (1914), 9-16.
  17. The effect of pressure upon arc spectra. No.5. Nickel, lambda 3450- lambda 5500. Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions., A, 215 (1915), 205-252.
  18. The meteorological of the sun. Royal Meteorological Society. Quarterly Journal., 41 (1915), 177-200.
  19. A comparison of the arc and spark spectra of nickel produced under pressure; with a note upon the influence of temperature and density gradients upon the displacements of spectrum lines. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 30 (1915), 385-394.
  20. The consumption of carbon in the electric arc. I. Variation with current and arc-length. II. Influence upon the luminous radiation from the arc. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 92 (1915), 122-143.
  21. Establishing a solar observatory in Australia. Report of the Committee. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting., 85 (Manchester, 1915), 45-48.
  22. (With M.D. Waller) The consumption of carbon in the electric arc. No.III. The anode loss. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 92 (1916), 247-252.
  23. Apparatus for the determination of gravity at sea. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 92 (1916), 505-517.
  24. The determination of gravity at sea. Report upon the comparison of the aneroid and mercury barometers. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting., 86 (Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1916), pp.549-565. (Interim report, British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting., 85 [Manchester, 1915], pp.48-51.)
  25. (With T.H. Burnham and A.H. Davis) The pressure upon the poles of the electric arc. Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions., A, 220 (1919), 109-136.
  26. The displacement of spectrum lines and the equivalence hypothesis. Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices., 80 (1920), 262-272.
  27. (With T.H. Burnham and A.H. Davis) The pressure upon the poles of metallic and composite arcs, including an enquiry into the reactions consequent upon electron emission. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 97 (1920), 326-348.
  28. (With M.D. Waller) Note upon the alternating-current carbon arc. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 40 (1920), 781-785.
  29. (With T.H. Littlewood) The correction of a marine barometer for errors due to swinging. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 42 (1921), 166-173.
  30. The reaction consequent upon the evaporation of a liquid and upon the emission of vapours from small orifices. Part I. Argument. Part II. Appendix. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 45 (1923), 641-688, 1104.
  31. The mechanism of the electric arc. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 45 (1923), 1139-1148.
  32. (With T.H. Littlewood) The problem of measuring gravity at sea. Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices. (Geophysics Supplement), 1(5) (1924), 161-204.
  33. The formation of cumulus cloud above bush-fires. Nature, 113 (1924), 126.
  34. The luminosity of the night sky observed with a Rayleigh photometer at the Commonwealth Solar Observatory during the years 1926 and 1927. Australia. Commonwealth Solar Observatory, Mount Stromlo. Memoirs., No.1 (May 1928). 29pp.
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