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O'CONNELL, Daniel Joseph Kelly

Born Rugby, England, 25 July 1896; died Rome, Italy, 14 October 1982. Education, University College Dublin (B.Sc. 1919, M.Sc. 1920, D.Sc. 1949), Jesuit college, Valkenburg, Holland, 1920-22, and Harvard University (Ph.D. 1933). S.J. 1913. Physics teacher, St. Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney, 1922-26, 1933-38; director, Riverview Observatory 1938-52. Director Vatican Observatory 1952-70. President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 1968-72.
  1. The calculation of the ground movement for the initial impulses of Galitzin seismographs. Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings., 79 (1945), 172-175.
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