Poynting, J. H. (John Henry), 1852-1914.
J. H. Poynting papers, 1833-1952.
Personal and official papers of John Henry Poynting together with family papers. These include those of his father, T. Elford Poynting, 1833-1870 (9 items). J. H. Poynting's papers include his Cambridge examination results, testimonials and letters (1875-1910). Correspondents include Edward Routh, William Ramsay, Arthur Rucker, John Joly, W. Hittorf, H. A. Lorentz, Charles Boys, Arthur Schuster; family and other personal letters; a photograph of Professor Poynting with his gravity balance and symbolic sketch of the earth weighing process. The collection also includes his telescope.
Professor of physics at Mason Science College, later the University of Birmingham, 1880-1914. He became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1888. While at Mason College he carried out an experiment known as 'measuring the gravitational constant; what he was actually doing was weighing the earth for the first time, using a balance which is now in the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington.
Boys, C. V. (Charles Vernon), 1855-1944.
Joly, John, 1857-1933.
Lorentz, H. A. (Hendrik Antoon), 1853-1928
Ramsay, William, 1852-1916
Routh, Edward John, 1831-1907.
R cker, Arthur William. 1848-1915.
Schuster, Arthur, Sir, 1851-1934
University of Birmingham -- Faculty.
Gravity.
Physicists -- England.
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