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BAILEY, Victor Albert

Born Alexandria, Egypt, 18 December 1895; died Geneva, Switzerland, 7 December 1964. Education Queen's College Oxford (B.A. 1919; D.Philosophy 1923). Demonstrator in physics at Oxford University 1924-25. Associate Professor of physics at Sydney University 1926-36; Professor of experimental physics 1936-53; Research Professor 1952-60. F.A.A. 1955.
  1. The general theory of moving loads. Concrete and Constructional Engineering, 16 (1921), 360-363.
  2. The mental multiplication and division of large numbers. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 42 (1921), 390-397.
  3. (With J.S. Townsend) The motion of electrons in gases. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 42 (1921), 873-891.
  4. (With J.S. Townsend) The motion of electrons in argon. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 43 (1922), 593-600.
  5. On a development of Maxwell's capacity bridge. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 43 (1922), 1107-1112.
  6. (With J.S. Townsend) The abnormally long free paths of electrons in argon. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 43 (1922), 1127-1128.
  7. (With J.S. Townsend) The motion of electrons in argon and in hydrogeneral Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 44 (1922), 1033-1052.
  8. On the motion of electrons in gases. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 46 (1923), 213-218.
  9. (With J.S. Townsend) Motion of electrons in helium. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 46 (1923), 657-664.
  10. On the motion of electrons in gases. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 46 (1923), 1090-1091.
  11. The motion of electrons in neon. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 47 (1924), 379-384.
  12. On the attachment of electrons to gas molecules. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 1 (1925), 825-843.
  13. (With J.D. McGee) On the capture of electrons by molecules. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 6 (1928), 1073-1089.
  14. (With A.J. Higgs) On the attachment of electrons to the molecules HCl and NH**3. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 7 (1929), 277-286.
  15. The capture of electrons by molecules. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 8 (1929), 1112-1114.
  16. The behaviour of electrons in magnetic fields. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 9 (1930), 560-567.
  17. The behaviour of electrons in magnetic fields. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 9 (1930), 625-628.
  18. (With W.E. Duncanson) On the behaviour of electrons amongst the molecules NH**3, H**2O, and HCl. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 10 (1930), 145-160.
  19. Remarks on some publications of Ramsauer and of Franck and Jordan. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 11 (1931), 1052-1057.
  20. Die theorien von G. Hertz über die Bewegungen langsamer elektronen in Gasen. Zeitschrift für Physik, 68 (1931), 834-842.
  21. The interaction between hosts and parasites. Quarterly Journal of Mathematics, (Oxford Series), 2 (1931), 68-77.
  22. Photoelectrons and negative ions. Nature, 129 (1932), 166-167.
  23. Light absorption, the Raman effect, and the motions of electrons in gases. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 13 (1932), 993-1000.
  24. (With J.B. Rudd) The behaviour of electrons in nitrous oxide. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 14 (1932), 1033-1046.
  25. The quantitative theory of interaction between different species of animals. Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings., 66 (1932), 387-393.
  26. Non-continuous interaction between hosts and parasites. Cambridge Philosophical Society. Proceedings., 29 (1933), 487-491.
  27. On the interaction between several species of hosts and parasites. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 143 (1933-34), 75-88.
  28. (With D.F. Martyn) Interaction of radio waves. Nature, 133 (1934), 218.
  29. Interaction of radio waves. Nature, 133 (1934), 869.
  30. (With J.M. Somerville) The behaviour of electrons in nitric oxide. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 17 (1934), 1169-1176.
  31. (With D.F. Martyn) The influence of electric waves on the ionosphere. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 18 (1934), 369-386; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 88 (1935), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 7, 40-52.
  32. Study of the magneto-ionic theory of wave-propagation by means of conformal representation. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 18 (1934), 516-523; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 95 (1936), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 9, 9-14.
  33. The solution of algebraic equations by means of tables of logarithms. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 18 (1934), 529-539.
  34. The interaction of radio waves. World Radio, (January 1935), 8.
  35. Fürther details of interaction of radio waves. World Radio, (February 1935), 17.
  36. (With D.F. Martyn) The interaction of radio waves. Wireless Engineer, 12 (1935), 122-125.
  37. (With D.F. Martyn) Interaction of radio waves. Nature, 135 (1935), 585.
  38. (With R.H. Healey) The behaviour of electrons in chlorine. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 19 (1935), 725-746.
  39. (With A.J. Nicholson) The balance of animal populations. Part I. Zoological Society of London. Proceedings., (1935), 551-598.
  40. Interaction by resonance of radio waves. Nature, 139 (1937), 68-69.
  41. The interaction of radio waves. Theory of the modulation process in the ionosphere. Wireless World, (February 1937), 204-205.
  42. The interaction of radio waves. Comparison of theory with observation. Wireless World, (March 1937), 224-226.
  43. The motions of electrons in a gas in the presence of variable electric fields and a constant magnetic fieldied Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 23 (1937), 774-791.
  44. On some effects caused in the ionosphere by electric waves. Part I. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 23 (1937), 929-960.
  45. Resonance in the interaction of radio waves. Nature, 139 (1937), 838-839.
  46. (Abstract) On resonance in radio interaction, and the possibility of influencing the ionosphere by means of a feeble radiator. Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Meeting., 23 (Auckland, 1937), 22.
  47. (With J.M. Somerville) The graphical solution of ordinary differential equations. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 26 (1938), 1-31.
  48. On some effects caused in the ionosphere by electric waves. Part II. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 26 (1938), 425-453; reprinted with adaptations in A.W.A. Technical Review, 4 (1939), 1-19.
  49. (With J.M. Somerville) Study of the magneto-ionic theory of wave propagation by means of simple formulae, linkages, and graphical devices. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 26 (1938), 888-905.
  50. Generation of auroras by means of radio waves. Nature, 142 (1938), 613-614.
  51. (Abstract) Phenomena caused by electric waves in gases. Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Meeting., 24 (Canberra, 1939), 26-27.
  52. Prodigious calculation. Australian Journal of Science, 3 (1941), 78-80.
  53. (With W.B. Smith-White) The theory of numbers or interesting arithmetic. Australian Journal of Science, 6 (December 1943), 81-85.
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