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BALDWIN, Joseph Mason

Born Melbourne 9 September 1878; died Southport, Queensland, 6 July 1945. Education Melbourne University (B.A. 1900, B.Sc. 1901, M.A. 1902, D.Sc. 1913). 1851 Exhibition scholar, 1906-08; Research assistant, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, and Potsdam Observatory, Germany. Chief assistant, Melbourne Observatory, 1908-15; acting director, 1915-20; government astronomer, 1920-44. Syme Prize 1914. Officer in charge, Melbourne Observatory time service, 1944-45. Leader, solar eclipse expedition, Goondiwindi, Queensland, 1922.
  1. (With T.R. Lyle) Experiments on the propagation of longitudinal waves of magnetic flux along iron wires and rods. Physical Society, London. Proceedings., 20 (1905-07), 303-340. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 12 (1906), 433-468.
  2. The behaviour of iron under small periodic magnetizing forces. Physical Society, London. Proceedings., (1905-07), 391-408. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 13 (1907), 232-248.
  3. New Australian magnetic observatory at Toolangi. Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity, 24 (1919), 142-143.
  4. Melbourne Observatory. Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices., 80 (February 1920), 401-403.
  5. Note on the correction for chronometer rate. Royal Society of Victoria. Proceedings., 32 (1919-20), 147.
  6. Magnetic surveys in Australia. First Pan-Pacific Science Conference, Hawaii, 1920. Proceedings., vol. 2, pp.471-474.
  7. An intercomparison of important standard yard measures. Royal Society of Victoria. Proceedings., 34 (1921-22), 49-54.
  8. The size of stars. Melbourne, 1924. 16pp.
  9. Hourly values of the magnetic elements at Toolangi, in 1924. Melbourne, 1926. 37pp.
  10. (With W.M. Holmes) Reading board for magnetographs. Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity, 31 (1926), 8.
  11. Hourly values of the magnetic elements at Toolangi, in 1925. Melbourne, 1927. 37pp.
  12. Hourly values of the magnetic elements at Toolangi, in 1926. Melbourne, 1928. 41pp.
  13. Hourly values of the magnetic elements at Toolangi, in 1927. Melbourne, 1929. 37pp.
  14. The evolution of the free pendulum clock. Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Meeting., 20 (Brisbane, 1930), 101-116.
  15. Hourly values of the magnetic elements at Toolangi, 1928 to 1931. Melbourne, 1935. 146pp.
  16. Hourly values of the magnetic elements at Toolangi, in 1932 and 1933. Melbourne, 1936. 73pp.
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