White, F. W. G. (Frederick William George), 1905-
Letter and attachments 1969.
Photocopy of a form filled in by Captain Cook regarding his observations for 12 March 1769, with a letter from White to J. C. Beaglehole of 29 January 1969 which includes the calculations for the above as reworked by White.
Physicist and science administrator. Professor of Physics, Canterbury University College, New Zealand 1937-1941; chief of the Division of Radiophysics, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 1942-1945; on the CSIR (later called the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization [CSIRO]) Executive 1945-1959; chief executive officer 1949-1956, and chairman 1959-1970 of CSIRO.
Cook, James, 1728-1779.
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Beaglehole, J. C.
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