Morton, W. B. (William Blair), 1868-1949.
W. B. Morton notebooks of W. B. Morton, 1889-1892.
Fourteen notebooks containing notes made by W. B. Morton from lectures, 1889-1892, mostly given by R. R. Webb, others by J. Larmor, H. F. Baker, G. H. Darwin, and R. Pendlebury. Subjects include Statics (Webb), Newton (Webb), Particle Dynamics (Webb), Rigid Dynamics (Webb), Hydrostatics (Webb), Planetary Theory (Darwin), Physical Optics, Geometrical Optics (Larmor, Webb), Mathematical Physics (Larmor), Astronomy (Webb).
Morton was admitted at St. John's in 1889 having been educated at Belfast Royal Academy and Queen's College Belfast. He graduated in 1892 and returned to Queen's College, Belfast, where he served as assistant in Natural Philosophy, 1892-1897, and then Professor, 1897-1933. He published in Philosophical Magazine, Proceedings of the Physical Society, and Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.
Darwin, George Howard, Sir, 1845-1912.
Larmor, Joseph, 1857-1942
Webb, Robert Rumsey, 1850-1936.
Physics -- Study and teaching -- England -- 19th century.
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