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CHAPMAN, Robert William

Born Stony Stratford, Bucks., England, 27 December 1866; died Adelaide 27 February 1942. Education Melbourne University (B.A. 1886, M.A., B.E. 1888). Lecturer in mathematics and physics, University of Adelaide 1889-1900; lecturer in engineering, 1901-07; professor of engineering 1907-10, 1920-37; professor of mathematics and mechanics, 1910-19. Knighted 1937.
  1. (With A. Inglis) The tides of Port Adelaide. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 5 (Adelaide, 1893), 277-279.
  2. (With A. Inglis) The tides of South Australia. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 7 (Sydney, 1898), 241-244.
  3. Tidal theory and some applications. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 9 (Hobart, 1902), 50-66.
  4. (With A. Inglis) The tides of Port Darwin. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 9 (Hobart, 1902), 67-68.
  5. (With A. Inglis) Australian tides. Adelaide: Vardon & Pritchard, 1903. 18pp. + 7 plates.
  6. A new machine for experiments in torsion. Institution of Engineers, Australia. Quarterly Bulletin., 2(5) (January 1925), 21-23.
  7. A new form of extensometer. Institution of Engineers, Australia. Quarterly Bulletin., 2(5) (January 1925), 23-26.
  8. Probing the depths of space. Australian Surveyor, 1 (August 1928), 9-13.
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